Time Keys Archives - Page 2 of 4

171. 3 Steps to Stop Holding Yourself Back

So often the areas we want to set goals in are areas we’ve tried to set goals in before – and failed. We’ve become discouraged. We’ve lost hope. We don’t want to try again. Along the way, we’ve turned those “failures” into limiting beliefs. We say things like, “I simply can’t reach that goal.” But […]

170. Give Me a Verb: The Grammar of Goal Setting

As a kid, did you ever wonder, When will I need to know what a verb is? Well, the answer to that question is today. How you write your goals is a crucial element of your ability to achieve them. A poorly worded goal can leave you feeling adrift and like you’ve failed. A correctly […]

169. The Most Important Goal-Setting Question

Sometimes goal setting can feel overwhelming. It can certainly feel like there are too many choices that you have to make before you can accomplish your goals. However, of all of the open questions that you need to answer, there is one that is more important than the rest. Blake, Verbs, and Courtney share that […]

168. How to Stay Grounded This Holiday Season

While the holiday season is wonderful, it can also disrupt all of the routines and rituals you’ve spent all year developing. With more family, more events, more time with friends, more gifts, more meals, there’s seemingly not enough time to devote to pursuing your quarterly and annual goals. When there’s so much “more” happening in […]

167. Cultivate Gratitude Naturally While Combatting Workaholism

The research tells us that gratitude makes us both happier and healthier. With that in mind, it’s easy to say, “Okay. I’ll just be more grateful then!” However, forced gratitude runs the risk of just being robotic. So, how do you create the feelings of gratitude without forcing it? Verbs, Courtney, and Blake provide you […]

166. When Should I Set My Daily Big 3?

The question, “When should you set your Daily Big 3?” is perhaps the most debated and most personal choice that every Full Focus Planner user has to grapple with. Should you set your Daily Big 3 during your Morning Ritual, the Workday Startup, your Workday Shutdown, or even the (apparently) controversial Evening Ritual? Courtney and […]

165. Leveraging the Power of Attention

“You’re a mixture of the five people you’re closest to.” That’s how the saying goes at least. We believe that the same thing is true for the things that we pay attention to. The movies we watch, the books we read, the hobbies we participate in all change both who we are and who we […]

164. How to Spot Downhill Work in Disguise

Everybody loves a good costume – even your tasks! There are things we do every day that might feel like productive work, but they’re actually tasks that are simply filling your time and keeping you from accomplishing the goals you’ve set for yourself. The question is: How can you tell the difference between actual productive […]

163. Reclaim Your Time by Setting Simple Tech Boundaries

The good news is that most smartphones now have built-in apps that will tell you how long you’ve used your phone and what you’re using it for. The bad news is that people tend to avoid looking at the numbers. The reality is that everyday you probably spend hours on your phone – those are […]

162. The Overlooked Key to Growth and Vision

Journaling is the type of activity that most people seem to recognize would benefit them, but they don’t know where to start. When do they write? And, more important, what do you actually write while you’re journaling? In this episode, Courtney and Blake give you two questions that will jumpstart your journaling practice and get […]