Thought Talk

Surprising Solutions to The Magical Thinking Messing up Our Productivity   Today’s episode is a little different. Instead of interviewing a guest, I’m going to share about something I’ve recently encountered with clients and that I’m dealing with myself.    After a call with a CEO client, I realized that many overachievers suffer from the same productivity issue: magical thinking.   Like many of us, my high-performing CEO client expected herself to be at her maximum amount of productivity all the time, no matter the circumstances.   I invite you to take a moment to consider how to overcome this common issue during a short episode that gets to the source of the problem and that also provides concrete actions you can start taking, as of today, to inject a dose of reality into your daily to-do list.  Tips    Be aware of the impact of circumstances on focus and productivity — top of mind are upcoming elections, COVID-19, unemployment, economic uncertainty, working from home, and social unrest.   Keep in mind