Getting More Done: Wielding Intention and Planning to Achieve Your Most Ambitious Goals

By Michelle Loucadoux

Have you read all the business hacks and done everything in your power to accomplish more during the day? Do you find yourself going to bed after a day of hard work wishing that you had accomplished more? You might be wondering what it is you’re missing in your productivity routine. You’re doing everything right — so what gives?
Michelle Loucadoux, performing artist, writer, and teacher, argues that the answer lies in intention. In Getting More Done, an audio course from Scribd Coach, Loucadoux says that the leading thing top performers do that sets them apart from the pack is plan their days — they make purposeful choices about how to spend their time, and they work with intention. In the course, Loucadoux advises listeners on being more specific about their goals to maximize productivity, establishing a productive working environment, rewarding themselves for effective work, managing procrastination, tracking goals, deliberately practicing new skills, and more. She also offers exercises along the way so you can put what you learn into practice immediately.
If you’ve always wanted to get more done, put Loucadoux’s course on the top of your to-do list. You won’t regret it.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Scribd Coach
• Release date: Oct 12, 2021
• ISBN: 9781094428918

Michelle Loucadoux

Michelle Loucadoux, MBA is a dancer, actor, performing arts dean and professor, and writer on business, motivation, and the arts. She is a firm believer in the power of sharing who you are and being proud of it. You can find more of Michelle’s work at her website, michelleloucadoux.com, or on Medium at michelleloucadoux.medium.com.

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Getting More Done

Getting More Done

Wielding Intention and Planning to Achieve Your Most Ambitious Goals

Michelle Loucadoux

SCRIBD COACH

Copyright © 2021 by Michelle Loucadoux

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ISBN: 9781094428918

First e-book edition: October 2021

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Introduction

Hello and welcome! I’m Michelle Loucadoux, and this is Getting More Done, a course from Scribd. Thank you for joining me. Let’s not waste any time!

These days, it seems as though there’s a growing interest in how to be more productive — the desire to get more done is more popular than ever. And, as a matter of fact, there’s a veritable industry that’s sprung up around teaching people how to do just that.

Maybe you’ve sought out advice like this before, maybe you’ve tried all the hacks, and maybe you’ve even put in the hard work and effort to get more done — but, somehow, it still feels like it’s never enough. Many of us find ourselves going to bed wishing that we had accomplished more during the day, even if we’re already doing as much as we can. It can leave us asking ourselves, What gives? What am I missing here?

The answer lies in intention. There’s something to be said for figuring out exactly what you want from life, why you want it, and then getting detailed and realistic about what it takes to achieve those goals.

One of the top ten things that top performers do on a daily basis is plan their day. They know what they’re going to do before they do it, because they know that if they make these decisions ahead of time, they can afford to make more purposeful choices about how to spend their time. High performers are willing to pivot when needed, but their day always starts with planning and intention. They know if they leave things to chance or bend to every whim or bout of laziness, they’ll get less done.

And they don’t pull any punches. Being specific and consistent is important. Many successful individuals will plan their entire days and will get as strict as they need to be — especially when it comes to when they wake up, when they go to bed, and how they rest in between.

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