You might think “if I just work harder then I’ll get more done”... but working more can actually make you LESS productive. Getting up early, staying up late, and working through lunch to get a few more items checked off your to-do list could be a sign that you’re overworking your brain, which leads to more mistakes and reduced efficiency. Listen in and find out why working more isn’t always the best strategy and how you can optimize your brain’s natural attention limits to work less!
Read MoreMaria David-Evans joins me today to talk about how to bust through the glass ceiling as a woman and become successful in your career. Maria has been breaking down the gender barrier for decades. She talks about her 45 years of public service where she was often the only woman in the room. Receiving numerous awards for her leadership and community work, Maria has been twice named on Canada’s 100 Most Powerful Women.
Read MoreWhat does it mean to sit on the edge of your comfort zone? According to today’s guest, that is where the magic happens. After experiencing the impact of the pandemic last year, many of us were left in a state of panic. Especially when it came to our businesses. Natalie Sisson joins us today to remind us of resilience, adaptiveness, and the importance of learning from failure.
Read MoreDoes it feel like you’re constantly busy? Always working but not making any progress or headway? Multitasking may be your problem! Listen to find out why trying to multitask actually makes your brain less efficient and reduces your productivity. Find out how to focus your brainpower on the task at hand so you can get more done!
Read MoreHave you ever wished you had more time in your day? That you could slow down time and have a few more hours to get all your activities checked off your to-do list? Today, I’ll share how you can keep your brain more focused at work with just 15 minutes of daily planning.
Read MoreHave you struggled with consistency? You’re excited about your new project and start off feeling super motivated... but then your motivation fizzles, and you’re back on the couch, procrastinating and avoiding. Today, Dr. Peggy Malone joins me to discuss why some habits are hard to stick to, and how to stay motivated to project completion!
Read MoreDid you know that your brain needs a little bit of stress to get things done? Sounds counterintuitive, right? We know that too much stress is bad for us; however, a little bit of stress is actually good for you and your brain and can help solve the problem of procrastination.
Read MoreFind out how to be more efficient and productive at work by kicking procrastination out of your day! We all have the same 24 hours in the day, and when we procrastinate, it can drain our time and energy. I’ll show you why your brain makes you procrastinate and five strategies to help you stop procrastinating at work.
Read MoreToday success coach Christine Roberts is on the show to chat about how mental roadblocks can make you feel like you’re drifting through life without direction, and how to stay focused on your goals even when the people in your life aren’t super supportive.
Read MoreWhen it comes to success, motivation (or lack of) isn’t your problem. In this episode I share how I learned this lesson while watching my supervisor crush the dreams of some very excited potential surgical candidates (okay not really, but he did share this hard dose of reality).
Read MoreDo you struggle to follow through with your goals or projects? Motivation can quickly fade into procrastination and avoidance when you can conjure up immediate success. But it’s not your fault! Your brain isn’t wired to wait for rewards, and it wants all the success NOW. Our current media culture that features overnight success stories only drives home the false belief that we should be an immediate success.
Read MoreIf you’ve ever been frustrated with your finances or stressed out about money then you don’t want to miss this episode! Today I’m joined by accountant and financial coach Deep Ramachandran who started her own CPA firm 12 years ago in Chicago, with two clients and a big dream. Today, her practice serves over 1,300 clients.
Read MoreYour brain is great at making up stories, often without you even noticing! These stories our brains come up with shape how we see the world and ourselves. Like a mental blueprint.
Read MoreWorking with kids can be challenging on the best days. That’s why I asked child psychologist and parenting coach Dr. Tamara Soles to join me this week. Tamara shares how we can help our tiny humans become strong, independent adults (and not get burned out as parents in the process!). When fostering good qualities in our kids, we usually don’t give them room to become independent or thought leaders.
Read MoreWhen it comes to motivation, what works better - the carrot or the stick? In today’s episode Dr. Julia King is going to help us answer that question. Julia’s a psychologist and yoga teacher with an integrated mind-body approach to psychotherapy. We talk about how to keep your brain motivated to take action, and why it’s so easy to fall off-track when it comes to goals.
Read MoreWith my background as a neuropsychologist, I get asked a lot of questions about memory and focus. Today, I'll explain the three biggest causes of brain fog, along with strategies you can implement now to help you to focus, boost your mental resources, and remember more!
Read MoreAre your beliefs about dieting holding you back? Today I’m talking to Dr. Shawn Hondorp, a board-certified clinical psychologist whose expertise is helping women master their relationship with food and focus on their dreams and goals.
Read MoreToday I’m talking to Dori Staehle, the only certified drum therapist in North Carolina, about how to use drum therapy for healing. She explains how she uses drum therapy with kids who struggle with focus and concentration, and even to improve her own focus.
Read MoreToday, we’ll talk about five ways you can build resilience into your life. Resilience is the ability to bounce back when you’re experiencing stressful times, and how well you cope when a crisis happens.
Read MoreToday, I’m answering a question from a listener who asked how she can stop letting her brain sabotage her decision-making process. While it’s easy to stress out over making a decision, it’s also easy to be filled with doubt and uncertainty about our decision once we finally make it! Find out why we struggle to make decisions in the first place and my five-step process to make your brain create decisions with confidence!
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