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In this episode, Lee and Ellen look at ways you can get focus time in when WFH. Together they look at: • The best way to think of focus • Apps to help you focus including Flipd ( http://www.flipdapp.co/ ) Timeout, SelfControl ( https://selfcontrolapp.com/ ) • The importance of knowing your strengths, and setting up an environment that plays to your strengths Recorded and produced at Studio D, Wayn...

In this episode, Lee and Ellen continue sharing information they have gleaned from working at home for 25 years each. Together they look at: • The importance of knowing your technology (and being redundant about what you have) • Why you need to be acknowledged (and how to do it) • What you need in your optimal home office • Why it's important to avoid your productivity pitfalls (and how to do just...

In this episode, Lee and Ellen look at more ways you can work at home (when you aren't used to working from home.) Together they look at: • The secret productivity tool in your kitchen • Why accountability is so important • How to add a little humanity into your connections • Why scheduling distractions is important • Ways to prepare you for your workday, even if you aren't getting in a car and co...

In this episode, Lee and Ellen continue to look at ways you can make working from home work for you. Including: • Making your phone and video calls better • Being proud of your past successes • Establishing work/home boundaries • Using household tasks as a reward • Setting yourself up for success first thing in the day • The importance of rituals Recorded at Studio D, Wayne Duncan producer Contact...

 While both Lee and Ellen are veterans of WFH - not everyone is, so in this episode, they share some ways technology can make WFH easier including the importance of clearing out your inbox, using music to track time, being prepared to see people, and the importance of turning off your notification sounds. Apps mentioned in this episode: unroll.me/ sparkmailapp.com/ coffitivity.co toggl.com/toggl-d...

In this episode, Lee and Ellen (and Wayne Duncan, the podcast producer) look at how getting a band set up and playing live music is a lot like getting things ready in life. Together they look at how: • Paying attention to what needs to happen makes everyone be on the same track. • How wasting less time means you can leverage the time you do have • How efficiency in music, really translates to effi...

In this episode, Lee and Ellen look at the importance of always moving forward. Rather than adhering to the idea of always staying in the same lane, they look at staying on the same highway and picking the easiest lane that will help you build momentum. Look at the lane that will move you the fastest, and in the easiest way. Rather than being someone who needs to get everything in order before sta...

In this episode, Ellen and Lee discuss how failure is not only ALWAYS an option, but it's a great form of education as well. Together they look at how to learn from failure, how failure shows you what works and doesn't work for you, and how it can stop you from continuing down the wrong road. Recorded and produced at Studio D, Wayne Duncan producer Contact Ellen at Ellen@EllenGoodwin.com Contact L...

In this episode, Ellen and Lee look at the reasons WHY you want to be efficient, and what you can be doing with the time that you save. Together they look at why it is important to know what you want to do with the time that you save, and why it is important to enjoy the moments you have now -- and not push them off onto an uncertain future. Recorded at Studio D, Wayne Duncan producer Contact Lee...

In this episode, Lee and Ellen look at both why it's important to know when to stop, and easy ways to do just that. It's important to know when to stop working on something, so starting with a hard deadline and a Definition of Done are going to help you right away. Still having issues with stopping? Think about delegating your task so someone else takes care of it. Recorded and produced at Studio...

In this episode, Lee and Ellen continue looking at how technology is changing our world. This time, with work. Together they look at how Automation is changing how we talk with co-workers, how you can find a template for everything -- letters, websites. How as designers, Lee and Ellen are both obsolete because YouTube has all the answers (which isn't a bad thing!) How video calls can save you more...

In this episode, Lee and Ellen look at the efficiency of getting feedback. Together they look at: • Why it's important to know what you don't know • How asking for specific feedback is efficient -- "How could this have been better." • Why being open to accepting help and guidance can help you shorten the learning process Recorded and produced at Studio D, Wayne Duncan producer Contact Lee at LeeSi...

In this episode, Lee and Ellen look at how technology has changed the way we do things, and why it's important for us to stop and think if there is a way that technology can help us do a task faster, easier, or better. Together they look at technology when it comes to your morning: getting coffee, driving (and multi-tasking), learning and navigating. Recorded and produced at Studio D, Wayne Duncan...

In this episode, Lee and Ellen talk about getting rid of more stuff. Because you pay for things with your time, having fewer things to worry about, gives you more time to enjoy life. Together they look at how getting rid of things you don't regularly use is easier now than it's ever been thanks to apps like Offer Up and Buy Nothing. With less stuff to worry about, you have more time to enjoy life!...

( This episode was recorded on January 8, after the first weekend of NFL Playoff football. ) In this episode, Lee and Ellen look at the importance of Clock Management when it comes to being efficient with your time. Managing your own personal clock means knowing when to have a sense of urgency and how to look at each hour as a game. Clock Management also means Energy Management and making the most...