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Workflow — We’re always playing with that tension between structure and flow, so that we can bring the best of our findings to you – our beloved, creative community. Today we’re sharing how you can manage your workflow to improve creative productivity. How do we allow for more creative breakthroughs to emerge? […]

Episode 118: How You Can Manage Your Workflow to Improve ...

18 Sep, 2018 in art / business / creativity / daily practice / goals / income / leadership / marketing / planning / podcast-episode / productivity / sales / systems / time management by Minette Riordan, Ph.D.

Our confident productive special guest today really kind of rocked my world the last couple of months … Don’t you love it when you those chance encounters occur, typically when you’re least expecting it? So much fun since we met in Denver, this brilliant content marketing strategist and expert, Shannon […]

Episode 117: The Confident Productive Expert with M. Shannon Hernandez

10 Sep, 2018 in art / branding / business / comfort zone / creativity / daily practice / goals / ideal client / income / leadership / marketing / planning / podcast-episode / productivity / sales / speaking / systems / time management by Minette Riordan, Ph.D.

You know how it goes … you wake up and reach for your phone … you wander around the house drinking coffee while you surf Facebook becoming increasingly agitated. You check your email and it’s a disaster … unfinished business from yesterday, more went wrong overnight. You vaguely remember eating […]

Episode 116: Is Your Morning Routine Setting You Up for ...

4 Sep, 2018 in daily practice / goals / Health / perfectionism / planning / podcast-episode / productivity / systems / time management / zen by Brad Dobson

Well-Structured Life — As a creative business owner, a well-structured life for me is one that’s full of meaning and purpose – not just consistency, deadlines, and goals. All are useful and valuable, but only within the context of doing work that you love and that’s on purpose for you. If some of […]

Episode 114: 3 Benefits of Living a Well-Structured Life

20 Aug, 2018 in big why / business / goals / income / leadership / planning / podcast-episode / productivity / relationships / systems by Minette Riordan, Ph.D.

During my 17 years of being self-employed, I’ve had a fair amount of communication wins and mishaps. And in the last 6 years, my wonderful husband Brad, has been working beside me at home, so we’ve learned even more about communication during this time. Would you consider a few questions […]

Episode 113: 3 Effective Ways to Use Technology to Improve ...

14 Aug, 2018 in business / goals / income / leadership / marketing / planning / podcast-episode / productivity / relationships / sales / systems by Minette Riordan, Ph.D.

We’re excited to be really geeking out today… getting a little focused on one particular tactic that we use in our business on a regular basis to keep us organized and productive. Timelines. What are they and how do they improve productivity? To me, timelines give you a visual representation […]

Episode 112: 3 Reasons to Use Timelines to Improve Productivity

6 Aug, 2018 in big why / business / goals / income / leadership / marketing / planning / podcast-episode / productivity / systems / time management by Minette Riordan, Ph.D.

improve focus — Woo hoo! This is part nine of our Nine Pillars of Productivity series, which is our longest series ever in the history of Structure & Flow. Doing happy chair dances… ? Today we’ll be sharing 7 Ways to Improve Focus at Work, especially when you work from home. If you’d […]

Episode 110: 7 Ways to Improve Focus at Work

23 Jul, 2018 in business / daily practice / goals / income / leadership / planning / podcast-episode / productivity / profit / sales / systems / technology / time management by Minette Riordan, Ph.D.

What’s the difference between your to-do list and your task list? Are you tracking your tasks as well as your time? Today in pillar eight of our Nine Pillars of Productivity series, we’re talking about the business tools that we use to keep us on task and on track. Last […]

Episode 109: To-Do Lists, Productivity Apps and Getting Things Done, ...

15 Jul, 2018 in business / daily practice / goals / income / leadership / planning / podcast-episode / productivity / profit / sales / systems / technology / time management by Minette Riordan, Ph.D.

One of my first mentors and coaches used to tell me that systems will liberate me. I so used to resist her until the day I realized that she was right! The more systems we have in place, the fewer decisions we have to make, and the easier it is […]

Episode 108: Using Systems to Support Productivity

9 Jul, 2018 in business / daily practice / goals / income / leadership / planning / podcast-episode / productivity / profit / sales / systems / technology by Brad Dobson

We hope that you are enjoying the 9 Pillars of Productivity series as much as we are! As I think we’ve shared in the last podcast, Episode 106: 5 Reasons Why Goal Setting Will Improve Your Focus and Productivity, we’ve been on our own personal journey lately to improve productivity […]

Episode 107: The Power of Planning: 7 Types of Planning ...

1 Jul, 2018 in big why / business / daily practice / goals / income / leadership / marketing / planning / podcast-episode / productivity / profit / sales / systems by Minette Riordan, Ph.D.