Uncluttered Office with Catherine Avery

In this episode Catherine, your host discusses How You Tolerate Disorder.  Are you someone who wants everything in its place, to look pretty?  Catherine outlines how to use convenient and simple storage solutions to alleviate certain situations.  How to get help and have accountability:  hire an organizer partner with a friend  Then you need to  Motivate, celebrate, reward!  Listen here for Catherine’s lessons and suggestions to help you become more organized and thus more productive in your environment. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this episode your host, Catherine Avery provides an overview of her business retreat in Carolina Beach, NC. She had set 3 intentions for herself on this retreat: ·       build a sales funnel/strategy; ·       be open to all possibilities; and  ·       have fun. As part of this she took surfing lessons.  Catherine had never surfed before; she was both exhilarated and terrified at the same time.  She knew that if she wanted to be able to shift in her business, she would need to get out of her comfort zone in other areas too.  Surfing was all of that and then some. Being an entrepreneur can be compared to learning to surf: Feel the fear, do it anyway; Failure is a data point – new information; Easier with a coach; ·        To stay balanced you have to focus on the horizon; and Be the board, just be. Listen here for Catherine’s lessons from the surf. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this episode your host, Catherine Avery looks at Savers vs. Minimalists. She defines what each is and gives examples.  She explores the differences between the two, how to identify which one you are and provides recommendations for both. By knowing yourself and your inherent preferences when it comes to your possessions, business or personal, you will be better prepared to maximize your productivity.  The more work you take on, the more streamlined your productivity needs to be.   Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Catherine provides a brief overview of the tool, Time and Space Style Inventory, that she uses to help clients understand themselves.    In this first episode of a 7 part series, Catherine explains the major components to Space - Arranging Space Assigning Value Tolerating Disorder She then describes the Everything Out/Nothing Out styles, which are how you arrange your space.   The Everything Out needs to see all of their papers and other items, so they don’t forget to get the work done.   The Nothing Out dislikes clutter and mess but may be prone to stashing items away making it difficult to find them later.   Catherine enters the judgement free zone to describe the challenges of each, while quipping about the denial that can be inherent in each style. She then offers strategies for each style.   Links:   How To Be Organized In Spite Of Yourself by Sunny Schlenger and Roberta Roesch Purchase here   Flow: The Psychology of Optimal Experience by Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi Purchase here   Learn more about

Catherine explains how running a lawn service business is similar to running any business including yours. She focuses on: The efficiencies in batching Delegating Knowing and focusing on your skills She then explains the Eisenhower Decision Matrix and how you can determine which tasks are urgent vs. important, so that you can grow your business more efficiently and effectively. Stephen Covey "7 Habits of Highly Effective People" Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Catherine explains several personality assessments that help you determine who you are, in order to create the best office environment and best systems to suit you. The ones that she discusses today are: Myers-Briggs (MBTI) Fascinate Strengths Finder TSSI – Time, Space, Style & Inventory DISC Catherine also delves into the following questions: How is your space best designed for you? Are you a filer or a piler? The difference between action vs. reference files? How do you create your productive environment and then live with your new normal? You are sure to find these personality assessments and the corresponding recommended strategies applicable in your daily business life. Have you taken any of the assessments mentioned and how have they changed your productivity?   Links Myers-Briggs (MBTI) Fascinate Strengths Finder DISC Assessment Flow Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Mindset is everything. Life is messy. How we deal with the unpredictable events becomes part of the journey. It might not feel like it, but we really can decide how to react and respond. Here are 3 ways this has showed up for Catherine. Understanding the gift of today Maintaining perspective when the unexpected occurs Recognizing opportunities to express gratitude Learning to shift to grace and gratitude means deciding to take the moment and be in the present. Just be. Being productive is about getting things done, and we know when we are present in the moment, we can be clear and focused on what’s in front of us. What’s your biggest productivity challenge?   Resources Mentioned: Miracle Morning Faster Than Normal Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

What does joy look like?    Today Catherine talks with her friend Yasmin, creator of the Joyful Living Project.  They talk about how joy can be a part of everyday life, even in a world that can be stressful and challenging at time.   The Joyful Living Project is about traveling the country gathering stories of joy and spreading joy to others. Yasmin shares how he stays productive on the road and how he manages the uncertainty when he’s not at home.   Yasmin shares the 3 key forms of joy. Redefining what home is Letting go Learning to receive Meet Yasmin   In 2012, Yasmin suffered complete burnout trying to run 5 businesses. Overwhelmed, exhausted, and checked out, he left work one afternoon and headed to the Oregon Coast. That changed everything.   In the next 18 months, he returned to the coast 52 times discovering a new way of living and working that healed his body, deepened his relationships, and transformed his life.   Yasmin shares why he does this work.   He believes that when we intentionally cre

In this episode host Catherine Avery shares how a course in happiness, The Science of Well Being, is changing her life. She’ll explain the GI Joe Fallacy “knowing is half the battle”. But, in fact, it does not matter what you know if you don’t act on it. Enter Thin Mints and not eating an entire sleeve at a time. Happiness comes from gratitude. Hear how Catherine focuses on gratitude to ensure a happy life no matter the circumstances. See how gratitude can change your life. And try not to eat all of the Thin Mints.   The Science of Well Being Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

There is nothing so useless as doing efficiently that which should not be done at all. Peter Drucker  We all do things we don’t want to do. It’s a necessity. Things like laundry and errands. They are part of life. That’s not what Mr. Drucker is referring to. Per Gay Hendricks of The Big Leap - Zone of: Incompetence Competence Excellence Genius Understanding what you can do easily, almost effortlessly is where we ideally want to spend our time, focus and energy. How do you match your strengths with your values? Catherine explains how a method that can set you up to be your most productive. What can you automate? What can eliminate? What can you delegate?  Recommended Resources: The Big Leap by Gay Hendricks  Strengths Finder by Tom Rath  IFTTT App Flow: The Psychology of Optimal Experience by Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi   _ Some of the above links are affiliate links.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Productivity by Design shares strategies to help you get more done, in less time, without overwhelm.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices