Making a Difference – TPW049

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Making a Difference – TPW049

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Jul 9, 2015

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Do you want to make a difference in the world, or at least in the world closest to you? I do. Let's talk about how, and where--and how to overcome the things that might stop us.

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Jul 9, 2015

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A podcast intended to help busy women find the tools and the encouragement to manage their lives, their time, their stress, and their stuff so they can accomplish the things that matter most to them.

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A Step by Step Process for Setting Goals – TPW005: Continuing our series on goal-setting, this week we talk about a step-by-step process for setting goals. by The Productive Woman
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Perfectionism & Productivity – TPW007: Having high standards is a good thing. Striving for excellence is a good thing. But taken to extremes, these can become perfectionism, which can paralyze us and prevent us from accomplishing the things that matter to us. by The Productive Woman
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Getting Healthy and More Productive – TPW009: Tons of studies show that healthier people are more productive, but modern life makes staying healthy and fit a challenge for all of us. How does health impact our productivity, what are the basics that contribute to good health, by The Productive Woman
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Relaxing Without Guilt – TPW018: 21st century life is cram-packed with activity, stress, and tension, and a lot of us have a hard time letting it go long enough to relax, rest, and recharge. Learning to do so, though, will reap dividends in our physical, mental, and emotional health, by The Productive Woman
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Starting the Journey – TPW001: Welcome to the first official episode of The Productive Woman. In this episode I share a little about who this podcast is for, why I created it, what I'll be covering, and what the format will be. I also offer a little information about myself, by The Productive Woman
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Saying No Gracefully – TPW008: Do you find it difficult to say no? I do. The desire to be liked or the sincere desire to help makes it easy to say yes, and sometimes we end up regretting it. by The Productive Woman
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Choices for Productive Women, with Allison Sheridan – TPW029: Is the life you're living an accident, or the result of conscious, purposeful choices? This episode features a conversation with tech podcaster (and retired aerospace engineer) Allison Sheridan about how important it is for women to make conscious choi... by The Productive Woman
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Introduction – TPW000: It's been six months in the making, but with much fear and trepidation, I share here my first, very short, very rough "pre-episode" of The Productive Woman, a podcast created to help busy women find tools and encouragement for managing their lives, by The Productive Woman
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Automating Productivity with Schedules, Routines, & Rituals – TPW027: Much of the quality of our life, including our productivity, depends on the habits we employ. In this episode we look at how schedules, routines, and rituals can help us establish habits that let us be more productive, achieve our goals, by The Productive Woman
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My Top 10 Tips for Managing Your Day – TPW003: Little things can make a big difference in managing the demands on our time. This episode is a quick flyover of the things that help me on a daily basis. by The Productive Woman
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Overcoming Obstacles to Achieving Our Goals – TPW006: Even if we go through an intentional process of setting our goals, we might face obstacles in our efforts to actually achieve them. Being prepared for those obstacles helps us overcome them. In this episode we continue our discussion of goal-setting, by The Productive Woman
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Getting Ready to Finish Well – TPW013: As we enter the last quarter of the year, it seems like a good time to pause, consider what we've accomplished so far this year, re-evaluate what we want to do in the time that's left, and set ourselves up for success in the remaining months of this year. by The Productive Woman
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Nobody’s Perfect – Connection Instead of Comparison, with Cara Putman – TPW033: Very few of us have lives focused on just one thing. Most of us instead juggle multiple roles, and try to do well at all of them. Author, attorney, and homeschooling mom Cara Putman understands the challenges of a multifaceted life. by The Productive Woman
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Conquering Clutter, Step by Step – TPW016: In episode 14 we started a conversation about decluttering. This week we look at it again, talking about a step-by-step process for decluttering and organizing our homes (or workspace) one room at a time. by The Productive Woman
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Dealing With Discouragement – TPW015: We'll pick up in a future episode on our mini-series on decluttering, but this week I thought I'd share a little of my heart on something I've been dealing with lately--discouragement. It can interfere with our productivity and our quality of life in g... by The Productive Woman
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Conquering Clutter – TPW014: How do you feel about the stuff you own? Is every possession in your life something meaningful to you, or is your space overwhelmed with too much stuff? If you're like most people, it's likely the latter. In this episode we begin looking at the clutter... by The Productive Woman
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10 Indispensable Productivity Tools – TPW012: Every woman is unique, and her life and schedule and style are unique. So there's no such thing as one right way to manage your life or time, and there are no tools that work for everyone. Every woman develops the system that works for her, by The Productive Woman
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12 Productivity-Boosting Holiday Gifts – TPW022: Tis the season . . . for giving gifts. In case you're still shopping for those last few gifts, or in case you're looking for ideas to give those who want to gift you!, this episode offers some productivity-boosting options for all the folks on your lis... by The Productive Woman
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Task Management Options – TPW030: One of the keys to being a productive woman is having a system in place to track and manage all the things we need to do in each area of responsibility. The options for task management systems and tools are as varied as we are. by The Productive Woman
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Writer Karin Beery Talks About Productivity & Health Challenges – TPW024: Writer Karin Beery joins me to talk about staying productive when facing health challenges and caring for family members. She offers great tips and suggestions. I especially liked her perspective on how to handle those days when everything gets away fr... by The Productive Woman
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15 Minutes to Sanity: 9 Steps to Handling Overwhelm – TPW011: Sometimes, no matter how organized we are or how carefully we plan, life just takes over and throws way too much at us. When there's too much to do and not enough time to get it done, we can feel panicky, stressed, and overwhelmed. by The Productive Woman
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Organizing for a Low-Stress Holiday Meal – TPW019: The holiday season is a time filled with family and friends and joy . . . and often, for those of use whose schedules are already busy, even more stress than usual. This week we're going to look at some steps we can take to minimize the stress, by The Productive Woman
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25 Productivity Tips From and For Busy Women – TPW025: In celebration of reaching the milestone of episode 25, I'm sharing 25 great productivity tips--some from listeners, some from special guests, and a few of my own. Thank you so much to all those productive women who contributed their great tips and sug... by The Productive Woman
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7 Productivity Pitfalls & How to Avoid Them – TPW017: Productivity is a good thing, but there are potential pitfalls we should be aware of in our pursuit of productivity. In this episode we look at seven of those pitfalls, and consider how we can avoid them and stay on track toward making lives that matter. by The Productive Woman
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Talking Productivity with Jamie Clark Samples – TPW021: Even new moms can get things done! This week business owner, horsewoman, and new mom Jamie Clark Samples joins me to talk about the challenges of running a small business while caring for a new baby. Jamie offers some great suggestions and encouragement. by The Productive Woman
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10 Things Productive Women Don’t Do – TPW041: We've talked in the past about developing the habits that help us be more productive, but what are some things productive women don't do? by The Productive Woman
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Focus on Building the Life You Want – TPW031: If you're struggling to make progress on accomplishing the things you care about, if you start lots of projects but don't finish many, perhaps you're feeling the effects of a lack of focus. For some of us, the biggest challenge to productivity is the t... by The Productive Woman
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