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The Underrated Challenge of a Grand Water Trine

October 24, 2025 | Renée Fishman

A Grand Water Trine promises to bring ease and flow to your life. The biggest challenge might be laying down your impulse to embrace the struggle.

Filed Under: Astrology Tagged With: astrology, challenge, conditioning, ease, flow, productivity, resistance, struggle, support

The Underrated Challenge of Embracing Ease

August 13, 2025 | Renée Fishman

You know that you can do hard things, and you receive encouragement to embrace the struggle. But what about when it’s not hard? How well do you embrace the ease?

Filed Under: Productivity Tagged With: accomplishment, achievement, burnout, challenge, ease, holistic productivity, productivity, struggle, victory

3 Ways to Work With the Full Moon in Leo 2025

February 12, 2025 | Renée Fishman

The 2025 Full Moon in Leo promises extra drama and fire, and invites you to make a radical change. It’s time to summon your courage, command the stage, and challenge the status quo — even if it means disrupting your life.

Filed Under: Astrology Tagged With: aquarius, astrology, breakthroughs, challenge, change, disruption, full moon, Leo, seasons, spotlight, Taurus, Uranus

An Overlooked Requirement of Flow State

November 13, 2024 | Renée Fishman

Flow state has a fundamental requirement that most people miss. Knowing what this element is — and understanding the proper way to employ it — is crucial for getting into flow states.

Filed Under: Productivity Tagged With: ADHD, basics, challenge, comfort, competency, confidence, flow, flow state, focus, fundamentals, hyper-vigilance, mindfulness, nervous system, performance, productivity, safety, strategies, technique

3 Reasons Why You Secretly Love the Struggle

July 16, 2024 | Renée Fishman

Does it seem like you’re always taking the hard path to every result? Here are 3 reasons why you secretly love the struggle.

Filed Under: Productivity Tagged With: ADHD, challenge, dopamine, ego, fight, obstacles, personal development, productivity, struggle, work, work ethic

The Challenge of Basics

June 13, 2024 | Renée Fishman

Before you knock on “basics” as being “boring,” consider how well you implement the basics consistently. Doing the basics well on a consistent basis is more challenging that it seems.

Filed Under: Business, Coaching, Life, Practice, Yoga Tagged With: advanced, basics, challenge, fundamentals, inner work, practice, productivity, simple, simple not easy, systems, weightlifting, yoga

5 Traits You’ll Experience in Flow State

October 19, 2023 | Renée Fishman

If you want to create flow state, you must identify the elements that exist when you’re in it. That requires knowing when you’re in it. Here are 5 traits you’ll experience in a flow state that serve as your clue to take notes.

Filed Under: Coaching, Creating, Frameworks, Productivity Tagged With: ADHD, CALM, capability, capacity, challenge, confidence, connection, creative, creativity, decisive, flow, flow state, hyper-focus, neuro-divergent, productivity

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