Your Time, Your Way

How To Clean Up Your Task List

JOIN THE TIME AND LIFE MASTERY PROGRAMME HERE https://carl-pullein.thinkific.com/courses/time-and-life-mastery Use discount code: newtlm26 Before we begin this week, I

When You Might Be Doing Too Much. (And How To Know When You Are)

So you’ve read the books, taken the courses and know exactly what to do. Yet, you’re still overwhelmed; your to-do list is a mountain, and you have no idea where to begin

Your Unfinished Tasks Are Trying to Tell You Something

Podcast 439 “A journey of a 1,000 miles begins with the first step”, and one of the most common questions I receive from you and new coaching clients is, “Where do I sta

A Good Productivity System Knows How To have A Bad Day.

Are you trying to build a productivity system, or are you building something more resilient? This week, we’re looking at why even the most organised systems break down an

Are You Busy With Things You No Longer Care About?

  What if the routines you have today are not the routines that will get you to where you want to be? You can join the Get Back On Track Course here This is something

How to Get Back On Track When the Wheels Come Off

Podcast 436 Learn more about the How To Get Back On Track Course here: https://www.carlpullein.com/blog/when-things-fall-apart/2/10/2026   Perhaps the biggest difficu

The Annual Planning Season Kick Off

This week's episode is a special one.  Taken from my Annual Planning episode last year, this will show you how to make next year a productive, focused one that will leav

Why Time Blocking Keeps Failing You

"It was Hercule Poirot’s custom to open his morning mail using a small letter-opener with an ivory handle, making a neat slice along the top edge of each envelope... Each

The Productive Power Of A Proper Tea Break

How often do you take a mid-morning tea break? I mean a proper break, where you stop work for fifteen minutes or so mid-morning?  It turns out very few people do this th

How To Fix The Top 5 Productivity and Time Management Pain Points

What are the top 5 pain points with time management and productivity that over 400 of my past and current coaching clients have faced?  The results may, or may not, surp

Are You Overcommitted Without Realising It?

An overflowing task manager and a crowded-out calendar are rarely ever caused by using the wrong tools. The problem happened well before you entered the task or added the

Why Everything Feels Like It Needs to Be Done Today

Have you ever wondered if your time management and productivity issues might not be about the amount of work you have to do, but rather the way you think about that work?

Why You Never Have Time for Your Most Important Work

When filling up your car with fuel, how do you know when it’s full? Well, the fuel filler nozzle clicks off. A sensor triggers the fuel to shut off. Yet did you know tha

Why You’re Too Tired to Plan Tomorrow

“In any moment of decision, the best thing you can do is the right thing, the next best thing is the wrong thing, and the worst thing you can do is nothing.” That was Th

Why You’re Still Overwhelmed After Trying Every Productivity System

Are you on a mission to find the best productivity app or system, and find that no matter how many apps or new methods you try, you still find yourself overwhelmed, backl

Your To-Do List Is Hiding the Truth About Your Time.

What drives your day? Your calendar or your to-do list? Or perhaps your boss? The answer to that question will determine whether you are or will be productive each day. 

How to Protect Your Most Important Work When Everything Goes Off Plan

The legendary American Football coach, Vince Lombardi, said: “It’s not whether you get knocked down, it’s whether you get up."  Now that’s true in American Football, and

You Don’t Need More Time. You Need Fewer Choices.

  Socrates, that wise philosopher of the 5th century BC, said: "The secret of happiness, you see, is not found in seeking more, but in developing the capacity to enjoy

How to Keep Going When the Motivation has Gone

You may have come across the quote: “Motivation gets you started, but discipline keeps you growing." By John C. Maxwell, the author and leadership mentor.  Motivation is

How to Stop Interruptions.

Zig Ziglar said, “Lack of direction, not lack of time, is the problem. We all have 24 hours a day” When you know where you are going and what you want, you will often fi