Remember that work and life coexist. Wellness at work follows you home and vice-versa. The same goes for when you’re not well, fuelled, or fulfilled. Work and life aren’t opposing forces to balance; they go hand-in-hand and are intertwined as different elements of the same person: you.

... the decisions you make are your decisions. And without checking in with yourself and what you want or need, you’ll find that you start doing your work and living your life for everyone but yourself. That’s not productive, it’s not sustainable, and it’s certainly not fulfilling.

Ask questions to gain awareness of what’s important to you. Then, assess how to implement and prioritize those values in your day and life.

Unhealthy habits and lifestyles reduce your productivity, cost your business (which, if you’re self-employed, is costing you), and create cyclical patterns of dysfunction and general dissatisfaction.

Productivity is all about doing the right things and doing them well. It’s about moving forward in the direction that’s right for you.

Contrary to popular belief, productivity isn’t about how much you can do. It’s about whether or not you’re doing the right things—the things that matter to your work and to you. And that means starting small with what you know matters to you.

Productivity refers to both the action and the result of a process that centres on assessing one’s priorities and then acting on them.

Productivity is purposeful doing. It is paying attention to your intention to ensure that what you’re doing is worth your time and energy. Will the outcome be worth your investment?

Avoid hyper-scheduling yourself so you have free time to do something creative or perhaps to do nothing at all.