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Day in the Life of a Time Coach: My Planning Routine

Posted by reallifee on Jul 21, 2011 in E Notes, E Tips, Entrepreneurship, Psychology, Schedule Makeover, Uncategorized | 0 comments

Curious about how a work/life balance coach and successful entrepreneur organizes her day? In recent newsletters, Elizabeth has given readers the inside scoop on her own personal time management techniques. (Find out how she wakes up with an inside peek at Elizabeth’s morning routine!) Below, Elizabeth describes the second part of her a.m. agenda, her brilliant morning planning schedule. I’ve had complete freedom over my schedule for more than half a decade. During my first couple of years as a full-time entrepreneur, I didn’t set boundaries on when I worked and what I did when. This lead to: Frustration when I just wanted to take an evening or...

Making Exercise a Realistic Part of your Routine

Posted by reallifee on Mar 10, 2011 in E Tips, Encouragement, Health & Wellness, Psychology, Rest & Rejuvenation, Schedule Makeover, Uncategorized | 0 comments

Exercise: You know you should do it. You even want to do it. Despite good intentions, it can be all too easy to skip this healthy activity for “more important” commitments. The reality is, exercise is one of the most important things you can do for physical and personal balance. The below routine is one person’s strategy to help you power down at night so you can power up in the morning and get your day started out right! Let the balance begin! For more information on achieving a brilliant life of balance, and to learn more about award winning life coach and entrepreneur, Elizabeth Grace Saunders, please visit ScheduleMakeover.com Elizabeth’s...

Letting Go of Negative Associations

Posted by reallifee on Mar 1, 2011 in E Tips, Encouragement, Psychology, Relationships, Rest & Rejuvenation, Schedule Makeover, Uncategorized | 0 comments

The thought-provoking advice and down-to-earth encouragement in Elizabeth Grace Saunders’ Schedule Makeover™ newsletter (recent issue below), is an example of the positive feedback you can expect to receive from Elizabeth in your personal quest for work, life, and organizational balance. To receive regular updates on fresh time management strategies and to learn more about her unique Schedule Makeover™ process, please visit ScheduleMakeover.com. Your associations with “organized people” may make time management advice hard to swallow. Let me explain… When I go to a new restaurant, or I’m in a new place, I try to eat new foods....

Change Your Mindset, Change Your Life

Posted by reallifee on Feb 24, 2011 in E Notes, E Press, Encouragement, Internships & Jobs, Psychology | 0 comments

“With the magical, perfect job, my life will be fulfilled.” While this is certainly a beautiful ideal, when it comes to achieving work/life balance, such a philosophy rarely leads to peace and satisfaction. In fact, such a mindset can actually make feelings of career dissatisfaction and anxiety even worse. In Cal Newport’s article, “Zen and the Art of Investment Banking: When Working Right is More Important than Finding the Right Work,” Cal explores the benefit’s of redefining one’s passion. Rather than becoming a victim of circumstance in one’s job, feeling as though there is nowhere else to run, one must change their...

Comprehensive Travel Check List for Preparing for a Trip

Posted by reallifee on Dec 9, 2010 in E Notes, E Tips, Resources, Rest & Rejuvenation, Schedule Makeover | 0 comments

I help my Schedule MakeoverTM time coaching clients break down multi-step activities into lists so that they can move forward on them without feeling overwhelmed. (David Allen does a great job of explaining why this technique is so effective in Getting Things Done.) As a special holiday gift to you, I’m sharing my personal travel check list, including bonus tips for international trips. Bon voyage! Elizabeth’s Preparing for a Trip Check List If Driving: Make sure oil changed and any car maintenance done. Make sure up-to-date auto insurance in wallet and car registration stickers on license plate. Confirm address. Get directions or check that comes up on your...