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How Pursuing Pleasure Can Boost Your Productivity

August 10, 2023 | Renée Fishman

Engaging in reflection on what brings you pleasure may feel like a “waste of time” when you have so much to do, but this can actually be the key to turbo-boost your productivity.

Filed Under: Astrology, Productivity Tagged With: astrology, dopamine, fulfillment, motivation, pleasure, productivity, success, Venus, Venus retrograde

The Biggest Barrier to Taking Action On The Things That Matter

May 11, 2023 | Renée Fishman

You likely have something that you know you need to do, but you’re not doing it. The biggest barrier to taking action is not time, but a more foundational element.

Filed Under: Coaching, Productivity Tagged With: creating space, environment, fitness, fitness first, habits, inertia, motivation, procrastination, productivity, rituals, space

The Hardest Part of Maintaining a Daily Fitness Habit

January 14, 2023 | Renée Fishman

I’ve maintained a daily fitness habit for over 9 years. Even after all this time, this is still the hardest part of my practice.

Filed Under: Fitness Tagged With: daily habits, drive, exercise, fitness, habits, mindfulness, motivation, presence, rituals, routines, threshold

How to Sustain a Consistent Writing Practice — Even When You Don’t Feel Motivated

November 22, 2022 | Renée Fishman

I’ve published over 2,000 essays and sustained a daily blog for over 5 years. Here’s the truth about how to sustain a practice even when you don’t “feel motivated.”

Filed Under: Creating, Productivity Tagged With: commitment, daily practice, habits, lessons, motivation, practice, productivity, reasons, rituals, writing

How to Keep Writing When You Don’t Feel Like It

November 1, 2022 | Renée Fishman

Sometimes I don’t want to write. How do I overcome that malaise to publish a daily blog? Read on for more.

Filed Under: Coaching, Creating Tagged With: commitment, consistency, discipline, enough, good enough, motivation, streaks, willpower

The Strategy I’ve Used to Sustain a Daily Morning Workout for Over 9 Years

October 20, 2022 | Renée Fishman

A compelling WHY and good outcomes can help you gain traction in the beginning, but the downside of outcome-based metrics is that failing to hit them could catalyze you to abandon your practice. Here’s my secret to creating longevity in a practice.

Filed Under: Fitness, Life, Practice, Productivity Tagged With: daily routines, fitness, habits, motivation, practice, rituals, routines, why

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