Nat Crawford - Executive Coach, Speaker, Leader

Goals. Resolutions. New Days. We’ve all got these initiatives and goals in our lives. But there’s a problem. In order to achieve anything, you must overcome your greatest enemy: yourself. More specifically, your aversion to being productive. We all start off well-intentioned, but quickly we’re distracted. We’re behind. We’re overwhelmed. You want to be more productive? Want to win each day? Try these 15 cheats. Start the night before. Too many people start their days off exhausted because they didn’t sleep. Therefore, prepare well for the day to come. Set a limit. You won’t get enough sleep binge watching Netflix or playing games on your smart phone. So set a limit to your consumption before bedtime. Make a plan. How can you win the day if you don’t know what winning looks like? Create an achievable to-do list. Without one, you’re going blind. Read. It’s amazing how quickly your eyes get tired when reading a book. You may as well learn something while tricking your ey...

Depressed . I couldn’t even get off the couch. It was my 29th birthday and I was down and out. “What’s wrong?” my wife asked. “I’m a loser,” I said.   “What are you talking about? “She said. “I’m 29 and I’ve accomplished nothing” I replied. Of course that wasn’t true, but as far as my career I had not achieved what I had wanted. I had spent a few years in my early 20’s owning and operating a small marketing company. That was fun and a good school of hard knocks. I had pursued opening up a salon to no avail. So there I was laying on the couch hitting bottom. I knew I was made for more. I had an idea of what God wanted for me. And thankfully, He allowed me to hit “career-life” bottom to get me to pursue my passion and goals . Many people ask, “Okay, so what’s the secret formula to getting life back on track and doing what you really want to do? It’s not that complicated – just hard. Even so, I believe everyone can accomplish their life goal...