Work-Life Balance

Focus & Productivity

Focus and productivity are foundational elements to creating your work-life balance. After all, the more focused and productive you are, the more control you'll have over everything in your life. These articles will help you develop and hone your focus and productivity skills.

By Charles Araujo

June 18, 2021

Ready to Get Real About Mental Fatigue? These 7 Essential Habits Will Help Protect Your Brain and Boost Your Performance

There’s a good chance that there are two things that are true for you. First, that you’re suffering from some degree of mental fatigue. And second, that you just denied it in your head as you read that last sentence. As a society, we have created a near-moralistic view of being mentally exhausted, but to overcome your mental fatigue and set yourself up for sustainable life-changing success, you need to acknowledge that it’s real, that it’s not a failing, and then take specific actions to address it. Here’s how.

By Laura Araujo

June 16, 2021

5 Secrets I Learned in Tuscany That Taught Me How to Live the Slow Life

In our always-on world, slowing down can feel more than luxurious — it can feel like you’re breaking the rules. But that’s seeing the world upside down. Slowing down and living your life a little less hectically will not only improve your mental and physical health, it will simply bring more joy and pleasure into every moment. Here’s how you can live the slow life.

By Laura Araujo

May 7, 2021

Understanding the Difference Between Routine and Habit and Why It’s Critical to Our Functionality

Many of us fail to differentiate between habit and routine — and that’s a problem. We often put these two distinct ideas in one swirling pot, having no idea that doing so may be what causes us to struggle with achieving our goals. Understanding the difference between the two — and using each when appropriate — can make all the difference.

By Jeff Ton

May 3, 2021

Why Aren’t You Leveraging the Most Powerful Leadership Skill Right at Your Fingertips?

There is a leadership skill — a tool, really — that’s available to you right now. For free. It’s right there at your fingertips, ready for the taking — and you’re probably not taking it. Journaling can be one of the most powerful tools in your leadership tool kit, but you probably have a whole host of excuses for why it won’t work for you. Not anymore.

By Laura Araujo

April 28, 2021

Why These Two Types of Overstimulation May Be The Reason You Can’t Focus

Concentrating on one task, sensation, conversation, or emotion can be challenging. You may not realize it, but the challenge with focus really comes down to one thing. But, of course, it’s not quite that simple because that one thing is actually two — and you can’t really address them directly — but adopting a set of foundational practices can supercharge your focus!

By Laura Araujo

April 23, 2021

If You Ever Needed Adaptability, It’s Now. Here’s How to Use the Magic of Neuroplasticity to Teach Your Old Dog of a Brain New Tricks

You haven’t been imagining things — it HAS gotten harder to learn, change, and adapt as you’ve aged. But it IS possible to supercharge your adaptability and learn new things faster thanks to magic of something called neuroplasticity.

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