Productivity Paradox

What do you want to do in life? What drives you? What are you truly passionate about? Today, we are talking about the art of knowing what you want and how to prioritize your passions. We'll be uncovering what you're really passionate about, the benefits of pursuing your passions, and how you can actually make time for them in the midst of your everyday life.   What’s In This Episode: Why you should uncover your passion and pursue it How to know if you’re truly passionate about something 5 things to consider when you're discovering your passion Making space & prioritizing the things that are most important to you

Today, we're kicking off season nine, New Year True You, by talking about how you can set ongoing goals to help you improve your life. We're also going to dive into the difference between goals versus habits and how habits can actually be good for helping you achieve your goals. I'll be sharing some tips on establishing some of those good habits and how to make a plan so that you'll be incredibly successful in 2019.   What’s In This Episode: Why New year resolutions don’t work, and what you can do instead The differences between long-term goals and ongoing goals and how they often intersect How habits can help us become the best versions of ourselves Four steps to help you set up good habits for yourself The 3 Rs for making a plan & helping yourself stick to it

What would life be like if you didn't just set your goals but actually achieve them? Today, in our last episode of season 8, we're going to recap some of the highlights from the season, add in some new info, and get you motivated to tackle your goals, projects, and dreams. Your goals are not outside of reach; that thing you’ve been thinking about in your head for so long? It’s time to get started, make a plan that will work for you, and achieve your goal.   What’s In This Episode: Mapping out your goals based on the different categories in your life to ensure success How to focus on one goal at a time to avoid feeling overextended Evaluating your goals (and WHY you set them in the first place) Five powerful reminders you’ll need to help you refresh and embrace change

How do you handle obstacles when they pop up? Do you let them derail you, or do you view them as an opportunity? Today, we’re focusing on how you can overcome the obstacles that stand in your way. I will highlight some important goal-setting strategies for you to use, the different kinds of obstacles, and how they impact us. I’ll also share a few simple steps to help you move forward past your roadblocks. What’s In This Episode: Utilizing the right framework for goal setting and dealing with obstacles 2 types of obstacles we are most likely to face 4 simple steps to help you overcome your obstacles Looking at obstacles as opportunities & the power of the pivot

Even the best-laid plans hit snags from time to time. What do you do when you feel like you’ve lost control of your plans? Today we’re talking with Mandy Harvey, an award-winning singer and songwriter who lost her residual hearing at 19. Even after her hearing loss, Mandy pursued an incredibly successful career in music. She performs around the United States, has released four albums, and was recently featured on America’s Got Talent. Her story looks different than what she had planned for herself, and it is such an inspiring and powerful example of what it looks like to overcome obstacles and pivot so that you can still chase after your why.   What’s In This Episode: Mandy’s story and the journey she’s been on to get to where she is now How losing her hearing has allowed her to communicate more & feel more connected Dealing with having to change your plans while still staying true to your why What to do if your dream gives up on you Getting over fear by permitting yourself to fail

Learn how to plan for success and achieve your goals in today’s Ask Tonya Q&A episode. I’m answering your questions on how to create a successful accountability partnership, dealing with a family member who refuses to buy in, how to plan and maximize your downtime with your kids, and preparing your business for long-term growth from the very beginning.   What’s In This Episode: Want to be the best accountability partner? I’m sharing how you can ensure you’re providing value to your partner What to do if a family member isn’t on board with your goals or systems How to get the most out of your downtime with your family The most important thing you can do in the early stages of your business to help you grow and expand

If you want to go fast, go alone. If you want to go far, go together. This week, we’re talking all about accountability and support systems. We’ll dive into why it’s so important to have someone hold you accountable, how accountability partners help foster success in your life, and how to find & build a successful partnership. We’ll also discuss the different types of accountability partnerships and groups and the benefits of each.   What’s In This Episode:   Why even self-starters need someone to hold them accountable How an accountability partner can help foster success in your life The questions you should ask to find the right accountability partner for you Five things to keep in mind to ensure that your partnership is successful

All season long our focus has been on planning for success, but the best-laid plans don't do us any good if we don't take the time to make them happen. Today, we’re discussing how to create space for your goals. I’ll share how creating habits allows you to make daily progress towards your goals, my four tips on how you can intentionally carve out time, and the importance of getting rid of the things that don’t line up with your priorities in order to get you closer to the life that you want to lead.   What’s In This Episode:   How to make our goals more achievable by breaking them down into milestones Creating habits for yourself that allow you to make progress on any goal you set 4 tips on how you can intentionally make time for your goals Cut down on time wasters and give yourself time to focus on your priorities

Goals are an integral part of creating plans for success, but sometimes it’s difficult for us to know where to begin when it comes to setting a goal. Your goal may be a project, a habit, or a task, but whatever it is, all goals start with you considering the final destination, and that's what I want to focus on today. We will discuss the idea of starting with the end in mind, creating counterbalance in order to achieve certain goals, the importance of visualization, and creating milestones to ensure that you meet the big goals and dreams you have set for yourself.   What’s In This Episode:   3 different categories of goals Leaning into an area of focus in order to achieve a specific goal Beginning with the end in mind through the power of visualization How to create & utilize milestones to attain your goals Assessing your milestones in order to identify when you need to readjust

How many times have you said that you'd do whatever it is you want to do “someday”? In reality, someday is this indefinite time in the future that never really comes. Today, I want to focus on your someday. We’ll discuss the roadblocks that keep us from pursuing the things that we say matter most to us & how we can take actionable steps towards prioritizing and achieving those dreams. We have to stop delaying our happiness and give ourselves permission to change, to start, to do the things we need to do, and to move towards the lives we really want. What’s In This Episode:   3 roadblocks of Someday Syndrome and how you can address them Giving yourself permission to pursue what matters most to you How you can make someday a reality through intention and planning Evaluating your somedays in order to determine how they fit into your life

Why is mindfulness so important when it comes to productivity? Today, Chris Bailey & I will be discussing productivity, mindfulness, and his books, The Productivity Project and Hyperfocus. Chris is a productivity expert who speaks to organizations around the globe on how to become more productive without hating the process. We will also be sharing about the importance of taking time to let our minds wander and the benefits that come from that time. What’s In This Episode:   Why mindfulness is so important for leading productive lives How we create meaning for our lives through what we focus on Recognizing the impact the information that we consume has on our happiness Controlling our attention and eliminating distractions Being intentional in taking timeouts to deliberately let our attention scatter

Which is better, to fill our day with 40 insignificant tasks that we can check off our list? Or five momentum building, goal setting tasks? Five important tasks will trump any number of insignificant ones any day of the week. Today, we’re talking about shifting our mindset from busyness to productivity. I’ll share why it’s important to be intentional with our time and how to be sure our ‘yeses’ matter.   What’s In This Episode: Focusing on what we’re doing best rather than worrying about whether we are doing enough Willful focus vs. automatic focus How to eliminate distractions, specifically technology and social media Stop using busyness and distractions to cover uncertainty in our lives Making choices about how you spend your time & making your yeses matter

Time blocking and routines are two solid ways to focus on doing things that really matter the most to us. We all function in many different roles and if we don’t intentionally plan our time, we can find ourselves feeling overwhelmed and overstressed. Today, we're going to be talking about creating routines and utilizing time blocking to help move you closer to achieving your goals and your dreams. What’s In This Episode:   Cultivating and creating intentional habits so you can focus on what’s most important Using time blocking to organize your day instead of just organizing our tasks Overcoming the planning fallacy Adding structure to your life with routines

Today, we're talking all about the power of paper and how journaling can change your life. Paper is a permanent space in an all too temporary world. The words we write don't disappear in 24 hours unless we want them to. Paper's a break from the consumption of technology.  In today’s episode, we’ll discuss the benefits of journaling, how writing awakens our creativity, and five ways that you can use a journal.

Season 8 is all about planning for success. As we move towards the end of the year and into the next, this is the ideal time to lay down the groundwork and focus on how planning for success can help lead us into happier, more productive lives. Today, we are going to talk about creating a planning system that works for you. I’ll share how having a system in place enables us to focus on our goals every day, the importance of writing our goals down, and my 5 P’s for how to plan. What’s In This Episode:   Having a system for planning to enable us to get to our goals each day Simplifying our lives by creating a process for ourselves Taking ownership of our goals by writing them down The 5 P’s for how to make plans and achieve goals

We all feel so busy, rushing and hurrying... Our days feel like they're chock-full to the brim with every minute filled with tasks and activities. It feels difficult to stop and really savor the moments, and that's what I want to focus on today - savoring our time so we can feel less stressed. We’ll talk about the how savoring increases our happiness and five ways to create savored moments. What’s In This Episode:   Increasing happiness through savoring moments How to stop rushing to begin savoring Five ways to create savored moments Take a daily vacation! I’ll share a quick and easy exercise you can use right away.

Over the second half of the season on cultivating happiness we've been talking quite a bit about connection and the need for one another in order to increase our happiness. Today, I want to talk about why we need to disconnect from our smartphones and choose instead to connect with others to really intentionally carve out time to deepen up those connections. We’ll talk about setting aside tech free time & making routines to enrich our connection with others. What’s In This Episode: The benefits of deep social connections Feeding our dopamine addiction with smartphones Deciding what we really want to use our phones for Setting aside tech free time for ourselves and our families Creating your own routines for connecting

Sometimes we might feel as though happiness is not a choice. When John O’Leary was nine years old, he suffered burns over 100% of his body and he was expected to die. He's now an inspirational speaker, podcaster and bestselling author, teaching more than 50,000 people around the world each year how to live inspired. John encourages people to wake up from accidental living and lead an inspired life. Today on the podcast, he’s sharing why cultivating happiness is a choice and how you can choose happiness in the little things, along with the importance of having the right people in our lives to give us guidance. What’s In This Episode:   Leading a more intentional, inspired life by seeking joy and contentment How to find happiness in the little things Choosing the lens with which we see the world Needing the right people in our lives to provide guidance at the right time Dealing with trauma or difficult life experiences The three questions you should ask yourself daily

Traditions have a way of weaving time together. They allow us to retain and pass down our cultural beliefs, our spiritual beliefs, and even our family moral values. A tradition is any activity that is purposely repeated, and today we’re talking about how they help us create stronger bonds and connections, which is a key to happiness. We’ll also discuss the benefits of creating traditions and the three different types. What’s In This Episode:   Conserving energy and alleviating stress through traditions Strengthening family bonds over traditions Creating comfort and security by practicing traditions with your family Three types of traditions you’ll want to implement FREEBIE: the Creating Traditions download will help you brainstorm ideas and schedule in new traditions to try out weekly, monthly and yearly!

Relationships are one of those things that are at the top of our priority list, but in the busyness of our days, we sometimes forget to pay attention to that as a priority. Our connections with others are what builds into our overall happiness and improve our productivity. This week, we are talking about building and cultivating your partnerships, dealing with issues and conflicts, and letting go of unrealistic expectations in your relationship. We’ll also discuss the three keys to creating strong partnerships.   What’s In This Episode:   The connection between our relationships and productivity Creating new experiences to feed your relationship Dealing with issues in a partnership as they come up & allowing yourself the space to constructively resolve conflict Letting go of unrealistic expectations in a relationship Three keys to creating strong partnerships