Recently featured on LevoLeague.com, Time Coach Elizabeth Grace Saunders describes how to achieve professional and personal success. To a brilliant and balanced life! When you care deeply about your career and receive a great deal of satisfaction from what you do, this phrase can become the mantra for your life: When in doubt, work. Woke up early? Work. Just arrived home? Work! Free Saturday afternoon? Work. In and of itself loving your work and being eager to get things done is a great quality. Ambition and a desire for excellence can take you far. But problems ensue when this mindset creates an overall sense of stress that you have never done enough and guilt whenever...
Read MoreSpring is officially here! Soon the sun will be staying up much longer—no more commuting home in the dark—you’re able to go outside without shuddering— and all of the sudden you seem to lose your ability to focus. Everything BUT the task at hand is catching your interest and tempting you to get off track. (Now what was I writing… ?) In an O magazine article, Matthew Keller, PhD, assistant professor of psychology at the University of Colorado at Boulder, shares this insight: “Sunny days and warm weather seem to boost mood and have a broadening affect on cognition, basically opening the mind to new ideas.” How can you make the most of the mood and creativity...
Read More“Is this my priority?” It’s a simple question to help keep you on track. Expert time coach and work-life balance trainer, Elizabeth Grace Saunders, has just launched a new line of positive products to help keep you productive! From clocks to water bottles to mouse pads to journals, all it takes is a glance to remind yourself to stay healthy and balanced! Elizabeth’s practical products are perfect for personal use or make great gifts for that frazzled friend or harried co-worker. Go ahead, check them out! — In fact, make it your priority to get one today! About Real Life E® Elizabeth Grace Saunders is the founder and CEO of Real Life E® a...
Read MoreI read something this week that just really blew me away… If you’ve been following my newsletters for a while or worked with me as a client, you know that I put a big emphasis on the mental and emotional components of change. One of the techniques that I’ve used in my own life and also taught others for years is the whole concept of “fighting” negative voices or mental patterns that try to hold us back. Here’s one of my classic posts on Overcoming Overwhelm. Basically, you’re confronting the accusations that taunt you and replacing them with the truth. This is a great technique, and it definitely works wonders. But ...
Read MoreAre you finding it impossible to move ahead on that big project? Only have fifteen minutes to yourself before your co-worker diverts your attention? Not to fear! Every minute can be used to create value. Work-life balance expert and time coach, Elizabeth Grace Saunders, describes how you can make small blocks of time work to your advantage. In her recent 99Percent.com article, “The Counter-Intuitive Benefits of Small Time Blocks,” Elizabeth describes how short bursts of creative energy can be even better than long stretches of work. Your time is precious, so learn how to make the most of it with Elizabeth’s productivity tips. About Real Life...
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