The Productive Woman
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.
Latest episodes
Jun 11, 2015 • 38min
Body Image & Productivity with Heather Creekmore – TPW045
How we see our physical selves can have a huge impact--positive or negative--on our confidence, and therefore our productivity. Listen as I discuss body image issues with wife, mom, author, blogger, and speaker Heather Creekmore.
Jun 4, 2015 • 30min
Surviving (and Embracing) Change – TPW044
Change is inevitable, but it's also stressful and can wreak havoc on our productivity. So how can we manage our lives so that we can not only survive it, but come through it better than we went into it?
May 21, 2015 • 31min
Favorite Productivity Books, Podcasts, & Blogs – TPW043
Productivity is a tool, not a goal. We want to manage our time and organize our lives better in order to have the time to make a life that matters. Productivity is not a one-time-do-it-and-done thing, but a process of growth and improvement over time. In this episode I'll share some of my favorite resources for learning how to be more productive.
May 14, 2015 • 41min
Simplicity & Intentional Living, with Vanessa Hayes – TPW042
How do you get off the 21st-century hamster wheel and make the meaningful life you've dreamed of? Vanessa Hayes is a podcast host, public speaker, and professional organizer, but she's also a busy woman just like the rest of us. In this episode she shares her tips for maintaining margin, living intentionally, and simplicity.
May 7, 2015 • 28min
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?
Apr 30, 2015 • 32min
Motivation – TPW040
What drives us to do -- or try? How do you keep yourself moving on a task or project that's hard? Our motivation matters. So what is it, where does it come from, how do we lose it, and how can we get it back?
Apr 23, 2015 • 31min
Guarding Your Time – Monika Kristofferson – TPW039
Monika Kristofferson is a professional organizer, but she's also just a busy woman like the rest of us. In this episode she shares her tips for managing a busy life as a single mom with two teenaged daughters.
Apr 16, 2015 • 37min
Managing Email – TPW038
Email is a great invention and can be a useful tool, but it can also be a distraction and a time suck. This week we'll look at some tips for managing email so it enhances, rather than inhibits, our productivity.
Apr 9, 2015 • 36min
A Quick & Dirty Look at Clutter – TPW037
We've talked about the reasons and process for decluttering in previous episodes, but if clutter's getting out of control and you don't have time for an big clean-up project, maybe just a few quick and dirty tips will help.
Apr 2, 2015 • 29min
How to Stay Productive During Life’s Storms – TPW036
It's easy--or maybe just easier--to be productive when things are firing on all cylinders and all's right in our world. But what happens when that's not the case, when in the midst of one of life's "storms" you get up in the morning and look at your schedule or your to-do list and think "I just can't even . . ."? Sometimes life throws us a curve. What do we do then?
