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Self-Reflection Blogs

Self-Reflection

Who has time for self-reflection? I used to spend so much of my time on auto-pilot, that I would forget to change gears. It wasn't until I started studying Lean Process Improvement that I began to really understand and appreciate the value of self-reflection for continuous improvement. While I didn't…
Kim Christiansen
Overcoming Resistance Blogs

Overcoming Resistance

I don't really feel like getting up to tuck in the dog. I love him but he has this annoying habit of waiting until I get all settled in, happy and content under my own blanket, fixated on the tv, and THEN he starts whining.  And whining.  And whining... Tuck…
Kim Christiansen
Preventing Burnout Blogs

Preventing Burnout

Are You Exhausted?   We all have bad days. There are often times when I am tired and I don't feel like doing something. It's when I start to feel exhausted and apathetic most of the time, that's a clear sign that I need to take steps to reduce my…
Kim Christiansen
A Line in the Sand Blogs

A Line in the Sand

Setting Boundaries How do I know that setting boundaries is the key to increased productivity? Because I have tested it...  A lot. In fact, I learned the value of setting boundaries the hard way when I experienced a work-related burnout in 2017. I waited for too long to ask for…
Kim Christiansen
An Invitation Blogs

An Invitation

I wanted to share a recent client insight about negative self-talk, in case it is helpful to someone else. In one of our coaching conversations, this client recognized a couple of limiting beliefs about her tendency for negative self-talk: She believed that her negativity (her words) was a personality or…
Kim Christiansen
The Morning Run Blogs

The Morning Run

I am running along the sidewalk in my neighbourhood.  It is early morning and it is relatively cool.  Just a week earlier the morning temperature was 10 degrees warmer.   Fall is here, I have decided.   After taking a moment to mourn the passing of summer, I remind myself…
Kim Christiansen
Your Productivity Strategy Blogs

Your Productivity Strategy

To improve productivity, we simply focus on increasing value-add activities and eliminating non value-add activities. Very simple in theory; however, a bit more challenging in practice.   Time Journal If you've ever felt like you want to become more productive but you're not sure where to start, then the first…
Kim Christiansen