Let's get productive. 

Tired of too many emails and meetings that don't matter? 

Wish you could focus on what will have impact, rather than daily fire-fighting and busywork? 

Feel like there just aren't enough hours in the day? Or enough of you to go around? 

Want to lead your life - and your work — rather than run to keep up? 

If the answer is yes, you’re not alone (by a long shot).

And you've come to the right place.  

Find sane, solid solutions to stay on your game, 

and achieve what matters most…

With ease.

Learn to work with how you’re designed.

Not against it.

Grow your productivity power® and prowess. This is productivity by design®.

Productivity for humans, not machines.

Let's get productive. We've got work to do.

And no time to waste.

 

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THE GOAL STARTER KIT

The Goal Starter Kit takes the guesswork out of goal setting. It guides you in simple, science-backed steps to design goals worth going after.

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POWER START IS BACK

POWER START 2025

Start strong in 2025.

 

What if….

…in the first three months of 2025, you had already made tangible, bankable, real-life progress on your goals for the year?

What if the first three months propelled you into the most productive, fulfilling year ever?

It's doable. It's possible. I promise.  

Power Start is back. I hope you’ll join us and start 2025 strong.

In this simple, 11-week (self-paced, online) Power Start, you’ll get easy techniques to make progress on your goals in a way that is doable, sustainable, and repeatable. (AND, enjoyable.)

In a way that works. That's tested.

Are you ready to Power Start 2025?

the Self-Paced, Online Version 

WORKFLOW MASTERY 

The Disciplines of Accomplishment

Tired of the reaction mode? Over being overwhelmed? Learn the principles and practices that make accomplishment a daily routine.

 
 
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Want to show email who's boss? 

Get the [Free] Email Mastery Guide

Find out how to break free from the tyranny of email and take back your time, energy, and focus with this guide. 

 
 

More Productive Stuff

 

Build productive habits.

Get the [free] habit tracker.

There are lots of great habit tracker apps out there. But when you’re first building a habit, it’s great to use a paper tracker because then you see it. It becomes a visual trigger that gives you the motivational fuel. And who doesn’t like checking things off? Done!

 
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Reset your productivity.

Get the [Free] Back-To-Productivity Checklist.

Need to get back on track? Use this Back-To-Productivity checklist to bring a fresh start to your work and life. These items are deceivingly simple. But don't let that fool you. They pack an outsized punch in upleveling performance.

 

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