Posts in Productivity
How to design your business around your life (5 questions to ask)

There is no point running a business you don’t love to work in. Running a business is stressful and you have to enjoy what you’re doing or you may as well go and work for someone else. For me running a business is all about freedom and enjoyment. And in order to achieve that I proactively design my business around the life I want to live by regularly taking time to answer five specific questions…

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How to build a journalling habit and why you need one

I have been trying to build a consistent journaling habit for years but have never found a way to do it in a way that felt right for me. But in the last 6 months I’ve finally cracked it and have become very consistent with journaling. So in this post I want to share the way I now approach journaling, why I think it’s so important and how you can build a daily journaling habit in your routine.

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How to get out of a rut

Sometimes I have a really productive week that was proceeded by a few weeks where I was feeling stuck in a bit of a rut and not wanting to do the things I had on my to-do list. Yes, even I get stuck in a rut from time to time :) - so don't beat yourself up if sometimes you feel a bit unproductive.

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Tips for avoiding burnout

I have a relatively new morning routine - that I’ve also shared on my @clareleroy IGTV - where I do 15 mins of meditation right at the start of each day. Each morning I have a little routine of things to work through. A breathing exercise, a meditation exercise and also a short 5 minute video clip about something interesting. One week I learned about bee keeping, how the tectonic plates work, and three ways to avoid burnout, which is what I want to pass on to you today.

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Get things done: improve your to-do list (tips for designers)

I'm not sure if you can relate but my to-do list is always far too ambitious. I generally have more things on it than I know I can achieve and I often have tasks on there that sit there for weeks and months on end. Each day I move the task along another day as I haven't completed it that day. Mostly the reason I haven't completed it is because I don't really want to do it! So, I have come up with a new framework for thinking about my task list that is based on different ideas I've heard from other 'productivity' experts.

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How to be more productive

Let's talk productivity! Every day you have a choice to make...

Either you go through the motions in life, are reactive to things happening around you and go in circles each week without making a huge amount of progress. Or, you live your life on purpose. You are proactive, plan ahead and are productive with the limited time you have to work on things that are important to you.

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Three ways to be more productive

I know that so many of you struggle with the mental hurdle of starting a business or doing more with it because you feel you don't have any more time in your day. You are parents, you work full time, you've got carer responsibilities, you need to look after your household responsibilities - the list goes on! And trust me, I get it. I have all of those responsibilities as well! Here are 3 ways you can be more productive!

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How to be more disciplined and have more self control

Let's talk about discipline and self control! Lots of people email and DM me asking how I manage to be so disciplined - for example getting up at 5am, not drinking alcohol for nearly two years or how I have maintained my fitness regime for nearly 3 years now. And yes, while I am very disciplined I do find that the more disciplined and controlled my environment is the less I need to rely on self control to achieve my goals. So here are three ideas for how you could create a more disciplined environment for yourself.

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Get more done with habit stacking!

I’m demonstrating today’s concept live in action! And that is how to get more done by habit stacking.

I am always trying to maximise my time by stacking tasks and doing more than one thing at a time – especially when it comes to things like going for walks, folding washing, making school lunches etc. In this video I’m sharing the two steps to being a great habit stacker!

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