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  • 2019-words

    Ditch the New Year’s Resolutions: Choose a Focus Word to Guide You in the New Year

    January 16, 2019

    Around this time of year when we flip the calendar from one year to the next, most people make a long list of New Year's Resolutions. It is a noble idea in theory, but often in practice, doesn't amount to much. Resolutions often get cast aside [...]
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    Vulnerability Is Not a Weakness: Lessons Learned from Surgery

    November 29, 2018

    I recently celebrated the one-year anniversary of my abdominal surgery to remove my gallbladder. It got me thinking about what it was like to have several medical issues and injuries over the past year (just as I was fully recovering from that [...]
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    Where is This Supposed “Midlife Crisis?” Aging Into Confidence on the Back-Nine

    July 24, 2018

    So I'm now at the age that most people would call Midlife. My husband jokingly calls it "the Back Nine," referring to the last nine holes of an eighteen hole golf course. I don't play golf, but I certainly get the gist! When I was a kid, I [...]
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    NAPO Podcast: Let Go to Grow – Focusing on Your Strengths

    July 20, 2018

    A few months ago, I had the pleasure of being interviewed by the National Association of Productivity and Organizing Professionals (NAPO) for it’s podcast series. My topic was Let Go to Grow: Focusing on Your Strengths. Below is a description of [...]
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    Cinderella Actually Had Three Ugly Step Sisters: The 3 Blocks to Success – Part 2

    June 12, 2018

    Here’s the second part of my video interview with John Hunt of Smead’s Keeping You Organized online show. The topic is “Cinderella Actually Had Three Ugly Step Sisters: The 3 Blocks to Success.” You can listen to it as a podcast [...]
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    The Power of Unscheduling Your Calendar: Giving Priority to Typically Unstructured Activities

    May 11, 2018

    There is a practice that I have been using for years when it comes to my schedule and how I allocate my time. It is a habit I started doing years ago because I am very calendar-focused. I pretty much put everything on my calendar. And by [...]
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    Cinderella Actually Had Three Ugly Step Sisters: The 3 Blocks to Success – Part 1

    February 8, 2018

    Here's my video interview with John Hunt of Smead’s Keeping You Organized online show. The topic is "Cinderella Actually Had Three Ugly Step Sisters: The 3 Blocks to Success.” You can listen to it as a podcast or watch it as a video. It is [...]
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    What’s Your Word of 2018? An Alternative New Year’s Ritual (Instead of Pesky Old New Year’s Resolutions!)

    January 11, 2018

    Around this time of year when we flip the calendar from one year to the next, most people make a long list of New Year's Resolutions. It is a noble idea in theory, but often in practice, doesn't amount to much. Resolutions often get cast aside [...]
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    Featured As Guest Expert for Comstock’s Magazine Article: “Get Focused: The Science Behind Why Multitasking is Ruining Your Ability to Get Things Done”

    October 9, 2017

    A few months ago, I was contacted by a reporter/freelance writer who was looking for experts to interview for an article he was writing on remaining focused and avoiding multitasking for a business magazine in the Capital Region. He interviewed [...]
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    Business Owners and Entrepreneurs… Join Me in Charleston, Chicago or Plymouth (MI) for Kick Butt Business Bootcamps this fall

    July 10, 2017

    If you'd really like to ramp up your business and kick it into high gear -- join me in one of THREE cities in the South East and Midwest, for my upcoming Kick Butt Business Bootcamp! Are you ready to: ...create the business model you’ve [...]
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    Life-Work Balance In Action: Introducing the new Lisa Montanaro Writes Website!

    June 30, 2017

    Hello and Happy Summer! As many of you may know, I have a serious creative side! I grew up as a performer on stage doing singing, acting and dancing in local community and regional theaters. I wrote poetry, short stories, and kept a journal [...]
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    Feel the Fear… and Do It Anyway

    May 16, 2017

    You have probably heard the phrase, Feel the Fear and Do It Anyway. Some of you may live by that mantra. Others may feel the fear and let it paralyze them, never taking risks, living a life of safety and complacency. Fear is a natural emotion [...]
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    “Bring-a-Friend” Special Speak Up Offer! Learn the Tricks to Become a Dynamic Speaker!

    May 5, 2017

    Isn't it always more fun to do something with a friend? And you get double the support and accountability too! That's why we're offering a "Bring-a-Friend" Special Offer for Speak Up Summer Camp: Crafting and Delivering Killer Presentations [...]
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    Join Us for the Speak Up 8-Week Online Program Starting June 1st & Learn the Tricks to Become a Dynamic Speaker!

    April 18, 2017

    Want to become a dynamic public speaker or hone your existing speaking skills? Have to give a presentation and need help writing and organizing it, or coaching on how to present it? Want to learn how to use speaking as a powerful marketing [...]
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