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Category Archives: Discipline

Two strategies to beat procrastination

Two strategies to beat procrastination

I was contacted by a magazine asking me to share tips and tricks “to overcome procrastination when it comes to healthy eating and an active lifestyle”. And while the main focus of my blog is productivity and working projects, in my coaching calls we often talk about physical exercise and healthy eating, as it isContinue Reading

An unpleasant side of the success

An unpleasant side of the success

Let’s talk about success today! There is one thing that largely contributes to the success that seems particularly unpleasant to me! The chances are that you don’t like it either! Watch this video to find out what it is and hear two ways to deal with it and make it a bit more pleasant. ToContinue Reading

Are you living reactively or are you living strategically?

Are you living your life reactively or are you living it strategically? At work, are you going through your day in a strategic way or are you “putting out the fires”? These are quite uncomfortable questions for many, but they need to be asked and they need to be answered if you want to increaseContinue Reading

Stop procrastinating (funny!)

Stop procrastinating (funny!)

Today I want to share with you this funny video by Ellen DeGeneres on procrastination. Sometimes simply hearing someone describing the procrastination and laughing about it helps you to stop procrastinating and to get going with the task!   So what to do if you have the whole day to yourself and want to getContinue Reading

“Another week has passed and I still have not started”

“Another week has passed and I still have not started”

Do you want to introduce a new weekly habit of a sport exercise, music practice or writing but don’t know how to make a start? Do you often think: “Yet another week has passed and I still have not started…”? No matter how much you promise yourself that “it will happen this week” it justContinue Reading