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Atomic Habits Offers Accessible Bite-Sized Tips
Habits. We want to create and maintain good ones, and stop or limit bad ones. For most people, during difficult times, habits provide the necessary structure and relieve stress. Perhaps you’re continuing to work from home. Maybe you’re returning to the office fully...
What’s Your Word of 2018? An Alternative New Year’s Ritual (Instead of Pesky Old New Year’s Resolutions!)
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 and discarded, making...
Featured As Guest Expert for Comstock’s Magazine Article: “Get Focused: The Science Behind Why Multitasking is Ruining Your Ability to Get Things Done”
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 me and we had a great...
Business Owners and Entrepreneurs… Join Me in Charleston, Chicago or Plymouth (MI) for Kick Butt Business Bootcamps this fall
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 been striving for? ...stop...
Life-Work Balance In Action: Introducing the new Lisa Montanaro Writes Website!
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 since I was 8 years old. So...
Feel the Fear… and Do It Anyway
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 that we all feel at...
“Bring-a-Friend” Special Speak Up Offer! Learn the Tricks to Become a Dynamic Speaker!
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 to Boost Your Business....
Join Us for the Speak Up 8-Week Online Program Starting June 1st & Learn the Tricks to Become a Dynamic Speaker!
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 vehicle or actual income...
Let’s Talk Life-Work Balance! Radio Interview with The Divalution Show
Listen to my recent interview on "The Divalution Show" where we talked about getting your life in balance, multi-tasking... and more. Listen here
Come Join Me in Pittsburgh for the “Spotlight Consulting Interactive: Business Consulting in Action” Session at the NAPO 2017 Conference
Come join me in Pittsburgh on April 27th from 8:30-10 am for the Spotlight Consulting Interactive: Business Consulting in Action session of the 2017 National Association of Professional Organizers (NAPO) Conference. How would you like to be a fly on the wall during a...
An Alternative New Year’s Ritual – The One Word Theme
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 and discarded, making...
How To Ease Back Into Work Productively After a Weekend Break
Does it take you a bit of time to jump back into work after a long holiday weekend? Do you get back to your desk and it takes a bit of time to mentally get back into the groove of working and being very productive again? Check out my latest interview with NewsRadio...
Highlights from the Brazilian Professional Organizers Conference
So excited to share this video of the highlights from the Brazilian Professional Organizers Conference where I was the international keynote speaker in June 2016. What an impressive event! It's such a great example of how professional organizing is exploding as an...
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