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At Parent Lightly, we believe that time is your most precious asset. Our goal is to help you figure out what matters most to you. Then we can help you figure out if you’re using your time wisely and how to make more time to spend on family, career, volunteering, relationships – the things that bring life meaning!
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How to Deal with Last Minute Requests at Work
It’s happened to the best of us. You have great intentions for the week. You’ve set your weekly goals. You’ve laid out your plans. The schedule is busy but you should be able to get everything done. Then it comes at you, probably on Wednesday around lunchtime. That work task that you didn’t learn about…
Planning as a Four Tendencies Questioner
I don’t get super amped up about New Year’s Resolutions. (I prefer when-it-makes-sense resolutions. There’s nothing special about Jan 1.) I hate a planner that tries to do too much. (I prefer something with a bit of structure but also flexibility.) I’ll spend time on planning, but only if it helps me. (I have no…
How to Set Flexible Goals and Why it Matters
Recently, I listened to a podcast episode that was about goal setting. The podcaster gave an example of how to make a vague goal more specific. The vague goal was “Get in shape” and the specific goal was “Jog 2 miles every morning at 7 am.” Now, this is one of my favorite podcasts and…
How to Prioritize When You’re Overwhelmed at Home
That drowning feeling – we’ve all had it. It’s Wednesday evening, we’ve already had a long week at work, and we’re staring down a list of chores at home. The kitchen’s a mess, the laundry’s piled up, we really need to get those returns to the UPS store. Oh – and we desperately want to…