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3 Unusual Perspectives on Priorities and Time

January 11, 2022 by Mary Cravets Leave a Comment

Am I the only one having trouble fitting it all in? 

I committed to working less, I set my goals, I prioritized, and STILL I have to keep a vigilant eye on my time management. 

I figure I’m not alone, so here are three resources for you. The first two are TED talks that shake up your assumptions about procrastination and creativity. The last one has a slightly lower viewership, but has perspectives my clients find valuable. 

1. Inside the Mind of a Master Procrastinator 

2. The Surprising Habits of Original Thinkers 

3. Breaking the “One More Thing” Habit 

Share your favorite time management solutions, please! 

Filed Under: Blog, Mindset, Priorities, Strategy, Time Management

[Guest Post] Ultimately the Analogy Falls Short for Me

February 3, 2020 by Guest Post Leave a Comment

I decided my word of the year would be failure. I kept fairly quiet about it because, who does that?

It’s a funny thing. Kind of like when you decide to buy a Honda Accord in Lunar Silver Metallic, and you start seeing Honda Accords in Lunar Silver Metallic everywhere. A friend posted her word of the year in our mastermind: Failure. Then another. Other friends texted me quotes about winning being the result of many failures. Failure was everywhere.

As a recovering perfectionist, I’m working to not avoid failure. But it’s one thing to get it intellectually. Like when people say, “What if a baby stopped trying to walk because she failed the first time?” Well sure, but the baby has a low center of gravity so it doesn’t really hurt. Plus, people are standing around cheering and clapping for her, even when she falls.

Not to mention, it’s expected. The baby isn’t given X number of tries and then we give up on her.

Ultimately the analogy falls short for me. Humans evolved to walk.

But there’s a critical take away: the muscle strength, coordination and balance gained by falling (failing) and getting back up – many times – is what made it eventually possible for each of us to walk.

Here are three ways I’m working with my clients – and myself – to build the strength we need to get from failure to win:

  1. Determine what muscles have atrophied. Or, where you need to strengthen muscles that you never knew you had (like how you feel the day after a strenuous workout). Failing is an opportunity to see what we’re missing. What information, strategies or support do you need to build those muscles so that you succeed?
  2. Because we’ve evolved to avoid danger, failing feels uncomfortable. So, plan for it. I prepare my clients that losing weight will bring discomfort. They make peace with difficult feelings, rather than give into the temptation to blot it out (e.g. the urge to snack at night in front of the TV). When you’re willing to feel discomfort and move through it, anything is possible.
  3. Self-flagellation is the worst response to failure. Have compassion for what you’ve been through, for the discomfort you feel…be kind to your “sore muscles.” Then, have good conversations with yourself. Ones that are helpful and serve your highest good. Asking “What can I change to get a better result?” is so much better than asking “What’s wrong with me?” There’s no good answer to that last one.

Avoiding failure means never really going after what you want. And to me, that’s the worst possible outcome for my life, both in my business and personally.

Professionally, if I’m not willing to pick up the phone and make a request, for example, because it’s too uncomfortable, I’ve already lost. I’d rather have the temporary embarrassment of rejection than the long-term angst of wondering “what if…?” Personally, when I set out to see what’s possible, I’m amazed at the results. Being willing to do hard things is the best thing that happened to my body and my health.

The thing is, you and I are only familiar with what’s possible in our past, so we can’t allow that experience to define – to limit – what’s possible for our future. Saying “I can’t lose weight, build a successful business, grow a large following… because I tried it before and it didn’t work” is nonsense. The only way to our goals is through failure. And the more we’re willing to experience it, the better our results.


Heather Moreno is a weight loss coach who helps women stop agonizing over diets and break the patterns that hold them back from losing weight. Her greatest desire is for her clients to enjoy food, love life, and feel like themselves again. Download her free 10 Hacks to Start Losing Weight and Feeling Better.

Filed Under: Entrepreneurship, Goal Setting, Guest Blogs, Priorities, Strategy

Do you excel at limiting yourself?

October 17, 2018 by Mary Cravets Leave a Comment

Please welcome Adam Cravets as my guest blogger.

Are you a champion at limiting yourself? What’s your threshold?

Would you be able to look yourself in the mirror if you said “I can’t complete my day because I can’t find a pen to write my to-do list with?”

Here’s another excuse: “I can’t complete my day because I can’t find an empty piece of paper around the house to write my to-do list on?”

Or “I can’t go to work because I can’t find my car keys?”

Maybe its “I can’t work because I have a headache and can’t find an aspirin?”

Even if “I can’t pay my rent because I can’t find a job?”

Or the classic “I can’t find a job because my internet connection is down today?”

What about “I can’t earn money because I’m too busy raising my kids?”

And finally “I can’t help a friend because I’m so busy with all this stuff?”

Which of the above excuses are crap? Which ones are real excuses?

I suggest that the only ones that are real are…NONE OF THEM.

There are people with 2 jobs who also volunteer at their favorite charity, hang out with friends, help someone in need and get to the gym every day.

There are people with newborn twins growing their business and spending quality time with friends and reading a novel.

There are people raised in abject poverty who run up tens of thousands of dollars in loans to put themselves through college then start businesses or get jobs that make them rich and able to pay off their loans.

Time is not the issue. Money is not the issue.

The issue is the simple act of doing.

What are you willing to do? How often are you too busy to complete your to-do list but somehow spent 2 hours that day on Facebook? Is there a self help book sitting on your night stand unread because you are too busy watching a movie every night? Is there a money opportunity that requires investment but you are too scared to make the investment in yourself or your future?

Your subconscious is phenomenal at keeping you exactly where you are. It takes active effort to break out of your inertia (read “comfort zone”) and move forward towards all that you want.

My advice? Go fourth and DO!

P.S. I was inspired to write this post by Jen Sincero’s amazing book “You are a Badass at Making Money”.

You can get it too by clicking on the book image – I think you’ll love it and it may just change your mindset!

P.P.S. That link is an affiliate link which means there’s a small commission if you purchase the book, but the great news is that this won’t cost you a single cent more.

See what a Badass at Making Money you are already?

Don’t make an excuse…get the book!

 

Filed Under: Blog, Guest Blogs, Mindset, Priorities

When You Find Yourself in a Lull…

August 7, 2018 by Mary Cravets Leave a Comment

I’ve gotten sloppy in my business. Embarrassing but true.

This realization hit me while listening to my favorite book “The Strangest Secret” by Earl Nightingale. Here’s what I heard:

“Prosperity, you know, is founded on the law of mutual exchange. Any person who contributes to prosperity must prosper, in turn, himself. Sometimes the return will not come from those you serve, but it must come to you from someplace…”

I used to be relentless in my contributions to my community’s prosperity.

Writing blogs to inspire and equip.

Offering trainings.

Speaking for groups.

Lately? Not so much.

I took my eye off the ball.

And, no surprise, now I’m experiencing a lull in my business. (if you can relate, don’t worry – just recommit!)

Thank you, Earl, for the wake-up call!

I’m back.

I’m in your corner.

Stay tuned…

Filed Under: Blog, Mindset, Priorities

2017: Successful? Yes. Peaceful? Not so much.

January 3, 2018 by Mary Cravets Leave a Comment

Walking along the beach on New Year’s Day, I reflected on how I felt exactly one year earlier: filled to overflowing with a sense of wonder and possibility.

Feeling inspired last January, I picked up pebbles on the beach, wrote a blog about them, then mailed them out across the country.

My intention was to remind us all to keep that sense of wonder and possibility with us throughout 2017.

How would you rate your success with that intention?

I give myself a B minus.

I took plenty of time off for friends, family, roller coaster and otters. And grew the company by about 25%.

But a consistent sense of wonder and possibility? Not so much.

In between the fun time off and the accomplishments was a lot of fretting. “Am I going to get this done? When can I take a breath? Am I doing the right things? What if I never get another client?”

I can track all of this fretting to a serious lack of space for thinking. For exploring. For analyzing and creating. For wonder and possibility.

This year, I want to get an A+.

So for 2018, I budgeted and protected time for wonder and possibility. I shared my calendaring process for the year in this recent blog, because I do not want to repeat the intermittent crazy of 2017.

I want to know… how’d you do?

Filed Under: Blog, Entrepreneurship, Goal Setting, Mindset, Priorities, Time Management

Take Time to Smell the Otters

September 26, 2017 by Mary Cravets Leave a Comment

Last week I took Friday morning off.

Despite the fact that I had three presentations to revamp, 20 prospects to follow up with, and a seriously neglected email inbox.

I took it off anyway.

You see, Otto was being released back into the wild, and nothing was going to keep me from being there to see it.

Otto is a rehabilitated otter being released back into the wild right here where I live. To watch him galumph into the water, swim off into the bay and silkily dive back into his home was one of those priceless moments that NO amount of work should make me miss.

It got me thinking more clearly about why I work for myself and do what I do. If I had a “job” I’d most likely have missed this opportunity to see my favorite animal this close up and on land.

What do you love that you’re missing because of work and worry? Put these important things into your schedule, and you’ll find your life so much richer and your entrepreneurial experience all the more worth it.

Enjoy Otto’s YouTube debut!

Filed Under: Blog, Entrepreneurship, Priorities Tagged With: entrepreneurship, time management

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