Consider Yourself In
This morning I felt inspired to write about considering yourself in. Part of the inspiration came from the Lao Tzu quote above. When you take the meaning of the quote in, it's breath-taking. We are master creators of myths, dramas, illusions, pictures, nightmares,...
Technique to Try: Get Rid of the Excess
It's very easy to accumulate things. E-mail comes in without our asking it to. Laundry piles swell unremittingly. Daily snail mail brings with it a pile of paper. Everything we say "yes" to tends to hang around until we actually do something to terminate it....
Technique to Try: Thinking More Clearly
If I'm honest with myself, well, then I don't feel much like myself. I am a terrific liar to myself. I tell myself: I can fit 20 minutes into the space of 10 I can feel great tomorrow even if I go to bed at 2:30 a.m. I can skip the process of putting important to-do...
Derek Jeter Reveals a Secret to His Success
I hesitated about writing a post about Derek Jeter because hey: I don't follow baseball everyone else is writing about Jeter I wouldn't want you to think Derek told me his secret to me in person #heehee Despite my reservations, I could not resist writing about...
Communication Needs to be Transactional {to be Good}
Since I spend my days working as a psychologist, I spend a lot of time thinking about, participating in, and looking at communication and communication dynamics. I think about: what people are saying what they are not saying what they want to say what I want and...
8 Methods to Cope with Procrastination-Caused Stress
When we Procrastinate, we create opportunities for a chaotic mess of cognitive and emotional changes to enter our lives. The following is a list of techniques to help you re-emerge from a Procrastination gap, if you are in one: Be patient with your up-and-down...
Who Are You Waiting For?
I've been having some difficulty getting my act together regarding this blog lately. I haven't been posting consistently, and some days it feels like the well has run dry. What I've realized in thinking about this current situation is that running a blog is kind of...
5 Back-to-School Productivity Apps for You to Consider
In my constant quest for ways to be more efficient, I've tried out my fair share of apps and programs. Below are a few I thought might be helpful if you are on your way back to school or looking for new ways to stay focused and connected. 1. Drafts -- This app works...
Make Hard-Working Checklists to Save Time and Energy
Checklists don't get a lot of respect. My purpose here is to convince you to develop some well-constructed checklists to ramp up your efficiency and your purposefulness in your day. What's the big deal? -- it's just a checklist... I once read "The Checklist...
14 Tips for Keeping Yourself in Flow
The following list is an excerpt from STEPPING INTO COLLEGE, an e-book I recently published with Diane Elkins. Although the list was originally written to assist students about to head off to college, I believe the points are relevant for us all. In fact, I think if...
The Importance of Micro-Movements
Micro-movements are so important. Doing a to-do list Checking you have all the right ingredients for a recipe before you start baking Figuring out how much time you want to spend on finishing a project Sorting your ideas for an essay into categories before you start...
Set the Wheels in Motion
Often when we are stuck in a large, multi-faceted project or task, there is good reason. We get: deflated distracted uninterested bored consumed by something else perfectionistic and over time, we forget the need to have this task be done. So much for the task. In my...
Announcing the Release of My E-Book STEPPING INTO COLLEGE!
I couldn't be more proud to let you know that I have recently launched my first e-book, STEPPING INTO COLLEGE, co-written by my good friend and colleague Diane Elkins. CLICK HERE TO BUY OUR NEW E-BOOK (AUTHORS: LI & ELKINS) - $5.99 STEPPING INTO...
16 Tips for Speeding Up Your Productivity
I have a habitual problem with slowness. Not with how I walk or talk, but how I get to things. And how I get to a point of being able to focus on what I am focusing on. It is a constant, daily exercise for me to work on these struggles, and I have learned a few...
The 5 P’s and 5 Items to Plan for Now
I recently inquired about my older cousin’s capacity for both calm and kindness and remarkable productivity. I was informed about his motto of the “5 P’s” which is: [Tweet "Prior Planning Prevents Poor Performance"] Makes sense to me. Just wish I were more of a...
What to Do When You Don’t Know Everything, or, Tips for Every Day
When I began my graduate school training to be a clinical psychologist, I was worried. In particular, I was worried because not only was I one of the youngest in my cohort, but because I also had almost no experience in psychology. I had never done or seen an intake...
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