Many of the posts in this series so far have highlighted the importance of focusing on what is absolutely essential in your life, rather than just taking it all on and struggling through your day.  If you're feeling overwhelmed, "crazy-busy" and out of control, you're going to need to begin to cut out some of the tasks on your current to-do list...

Last week we talked about focusing your attention on the "Essential Few" and letting go of trying to keep up with the "Trivial Many" as Greg McKeown outlines in his book Essentialism: The Disciplined Pursuit of Less.  One of the most effective ways to limit the non-essentials in your life is to set boundaries. Below is a list of steps you can...

Of all of the strategies I've learned over the years about how to save time, this is the one that has changed my life the most.  Saying yes strategically is something that never occurred to me before (in fact, I was taught to say "yes" to everything without question...).  When I finally learned how to say yes strategically, my life improved...

The phrase "working parent" is practically synonymous with the term "distraction" these days.  You have a constant stream of responsibilities and demands coming at you, and you have to decide moment to moment what gets your attention.  It is so easy to get caught up in the "needs" of everyday life and forget what's truly important.  But living...

When I went back to work after I had my son, I was absolutely clear that my family was my priority.  It was a no-brainer for me.  Nothing is more precious to me than my family, and there was no way I would let my job get in the way of my responsibilities as a mom and a wife.  No way, no how. Fast-forward 2 months: I was logging 60-70-hour...

As I began putting the pieces of the Working Parent Resource website together, I asked working parents what their single biggest challenge was. Almost every single response was some variation of the exact same issue: I DON'T HAVE ENOUGH TIME. I feel ya!  I had the same thoughts after my oldest son was born. But here's the thing:  we all have the...