This Presentation Is For You If You:

• Want to be less stressed
• Want to be a high performer
• Or both

What We're Going To Talk About

• De-cluttering Your Mind
• Regular reflection
• Routines/Habits
• Time management
• Communicating well

About Me

De-cluttering Your Mind

Send Everything to Your "Inbox"

• Could be paper or electronic
• Record anything and everything ASAP
  • Action items
  • Ideas
  • Appointments

Processing Your Inbox

For each item in your inbox you'll want to:

• If it will take less than two minutes, just do it
• Add clarity
• Make it actionable
  • Ask "What's the next step to move this forward?"
• Categorize it and add reminders

Regular Reflection

Day book

• YTB (Yesterday, Today, Blockers)
  • What did I do yesterday?
  • What will I do today?
  • What's getting in my way?
• A great blank space for notes each day

Weekly/Monthly

• Checking in on larger projects
• Analyze your own performance
• Setting goals for the next increment

Routines/Habits

Habit Stacking

• Take advantage of current habits
  • After I make coffee I process my inbox
• Incremental daily progress = exponential growth
  • After inbox processing I read 3 pages

Environment

• Your environment shapes your behavior
  • Separate work and play if possible
• Simplify your desktop, phone, etc to limit chaos

Time Management

• Live by your calendar
  • If it's not on there it doesn't exist
  • Ideally tied into your "inbox" system
• Ensure you have prolonged, dedicated focus time
  • Plan what times you'll engage with distractions

Communicating Clearly

• Know what your "ask" is
• Eliminate fluff
• Make it easy for them to get you what you need
• Review what you send

Resources

Books

Apps

Todoist

Spark

Obsidian

Questions?