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Drew breaks Brian's Brain with nerd stuff. Plus, fountain pens that still made them both go "Wow" even after all this time! Shop at our store! https://www.gouletpens.com/ Listen to The Goulet Pencast here: https://gouletpencast.fireside.fm/ SUBSCRIBE to our YouTube channel: http://bit.ly/GP-YTsubscribe LINKS TO PRODUCTS FEATURED: Conklin Nozac 125th Anniversary: https://www.gouletpens.com/products/conklin-125th-anniversary-nozac-classic-fountain-pen-blue?utmmedium=social&utmsource=youtube&utmcampaign=ruHMlUdnxbs Pelikan 40 Years of Souveran M800: https://www.gouletpens.com/products/pelikan-40-years-of-souveran-fountain-pen-limited-edition?utmmedium=social&utmsource=youtube&utmcampaign=ruHMlUdnxbs Endless Creative Block: https://www.gouletpens.com/products/endless-creative-block-tear-off-notepad?utmmedium=social&utmsource=youtube&utmcampaign=ruHMlUdnxbs Diplomat Nexus: https://www.gouletpens.com/products/diplomat-nexus-fountain-pen-black?utmmedium=social&utmsource=youtube&utmcampaign=ruHMlUdnxbs Inkwells: https://www.gouletpens.com/collections/inkwells?utmmedium=social&utmsource=youtube&utmcampaign=ruHMlUdnxbs Namiki Emperor Elephant: https://www.gouletpens.com/products/namiki-emperor-maki-e-fountain-pen-elephant?utmmedium=social&utmsource=youtube&utmcampaign=ruHMlUdnxbs Kaweco Al-Sport Iguana Blue: https://www.gouletpens.com/products/kaweco-al-sport-fountain-pen-iguana-blue?utmmedium=social&utmsource=youtube&utmcampaign=ruHMlUdnxbs TWSBI 580 Iris: https://www.gouletpens.com/products/twsbi-diamond-580-fountain-pen-iris?utmmedium=social&utmsource=youtube&utmcampaign=ruHMlUdnxbs Pilot E95s: https://www.gouletpens.com/products/pilot-e95s-fountain-pen-burgundy-ivory?utmmedium=social&utmsource=youtube&utm_campaign=ruHMlUdnxbs ABOUT GOULET PENS: Brian & Rachel Goulet started The Goulet Pen Company in 2009 and you can see the evolution of our mom and pop into a full-blown company through this channel. We run a dedicated online store with fountain pens, ink, paper, and other fine writing accessories. Our goal with this channel is to provide fountain pen fans at all levels of experience with comprehensive product reviews, round ups, and how-to videos to answer all the fountain pen questions you may have. Shop at https://www.gouletpens.com. FOLLOW US: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/gouletpens/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TheGouletPenCompany Twitter: https://twitter.com/gouletpens Pinterest: https://www.pinterest.com/gouletpens/ Sign up for Emails: http://shop.gouletpens.com/newsletter Blog: https://blog.gouletpens.com/

On this episode of the Support is Sexy podcast, Inkwell Press CEO Tonya Dalton shares how learning the systems that would help her maximize her productivity not only changed her business but changed her life. Listen as she shares how you can be your most productive, too, and how to know when it's time to make a painful pivot, and allow yourself to grieve throughout that process.

On this episode we discuss: 

Tonya's 4-part productivity systemHow to use your north start to evaluate productivity.what all entrepreneurs need to know about productivity.3 important categories for your to-do list.Sometimes what you're meant to do looks different than what you think.As your evolving you're growing but there may be some growing pains and grieving throughout the process.

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Do you love the town you live in or do you long to move somewhere else?  Have you ever thought about why you feel whatever way you do?  I’ve been thinking about that a lot lately.

 

I’ve lived in Bloomington Indiana for most of the last 25 years and the more people I meet, the more stories build the thread of this town in my mind, the deeper connection I have with this place.  I’ve always seen Bloomington as an oasis.  The college town in beautiful southern Indiana.  People of all colors, shapes, and creeds, living in the conservative Midwest.   As a teenager in the big flat city of Indianapolis, all I wanted was to get out of the Midwest, wanted to go back to San Diego, surf, get a tan.  Instead, after a failed round of the local college, my parents talked me into the college town 50 miles away in the rolling hills of Southern Indiana.  I sort of begrudgingly gave in.

 

But it didn’t take long to fall in love with Bloomington then and like any good relationship, it’s gotten better with time.

 

One thing I love about this town is the scattered nods to the big city.  Walking through downtown there’s the bars with 100 year old grease on the walls from 100, upstairs pool halls with the same door guy as 30 years ago, Opera & Ballet.  There’s a whole two block section of town with a restaurant from every nation you can think of.  It’s not hard to get small tastes of the big city in Bloomington.  Just enough some might say.

 

Our guest on today’s show added to that list when she opened a new Café and Coffee bar called the Inkwell.  The place is located dead in the heart of town.  Across from the limestone courthouse building in the center square.  The Inkwell is just the right kind of hole in the wall.  It’s a long skinny place like you’d see in Brooklyn.  Old brick walls show the wear of a hundred years and exposed metal heat vents bringing modern comforts through an aged plaster ceiling.  But the interior design is crisp and modern.  It’s understated and quiet.  The food and the coffee do all of the talking.  Tracy Gates had been planning the Inkwell for years.  When a staple café closed she saw an opening. when she met Wally Wedrago, a local bicycle barista and coffee master, the stars aligned.  It was time to go.

We’re glad you joined us! 

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Do you find your mood and energy going downhill in the winter? Do you struggle to paste a smile on your face, when all you'd really like to do is stay in bed all day? In this episode, I share my personal formula for coping with depression, along with tons of PRACTICAL mood-boosting tools that really WORK for me and many other women.

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Learn why the traditional to-do list is working against you. I’m showing you how to use a new system - the Priority List. This will allow to actually work toward the important items on your list, like your personal goals, instead of getting bogged down by Insignificant tasks. After this episode, you’ll be inspired and ready to start tomorrow morning off with your new and personalized list that propels you forward toward goals and big projects.

What’s In This Episode:
• Why to-do lists don’t really work in today’s society and workplaces.
• Understand and combat that feeling that tasks are always eating away at you.
• How to work more effectively by using the three priority levels that keep your tasks organized.
• Everyday examples of how you can respond to Insignificant tasks so that you can focus on the Important ones.
• Tips on how to begin using this new system in any area of your life.

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Start saving yourself time and work smarter through batching your tasks. Today, I’m discussing how you can categorize tasks so you can implement a simple strategy
to help you stay focused and work with intention. After today’s episode, you’ll be ready to begin producing higher quality work in less time.

 

What’s In This Episode:

• Why you need to work with intention - the natural way your brain WANTS to work.
• The two categories you can use to easily batch tasks.
• Actionable steps to creating a plan for batching task so that your goal is completed.
• Think you don’t have enough time to focus on batching tasks? I’m giving real-life examples and tips for how you can minimize or stop distractions.
• Examples of tasks you can batch starting today.

Get your free download, "Five Minutes to Peak Productivity" at inkwellpress.com/podcast

Perfectionism can take over when we’re trying complete tasks - from small projects to our biggest goals. Today I’m discussing the signs we should look out for to know whether or not we really may be perfectionists and how that cycle can be broken. With these 5 actionable strategies, you’ll be able to let go and walk away from your perfectionist mindset once and for all.

What’s In This Episode:

• Why we go after perfectionism in the different areas of our lives and the cycle of it.
• How learning from your mistakes creates a better system for yourself.
• Signs and examples of how you can know if you’re a perfectionist.
• Why we need to “stop smashing our marble jar.”
• Tips to creating a healthier mindset instead of keeping the cycle of a perfectionist one.
• How high-stress perfectionism can affect your mental health

Get our free download "Five Minutes to Peak Productivity" at inkwellpress.com/podcast

How do you accomplish your big goals and tasks? Start by eating the elephant! Using systems, like this and others will positively affect productivity, relationships and overall goals. In today’s episode, learn exactly what systems are and how to personalize them for you and your environment.

What’s In This Episode:

• Discover how to be more proactive instead of reactive with your systems.
• How to customize your system to work for you and your environment.
• Why you should Eat the Elephant: take bite-sized steps toward goals.
• Actionable tactics you can use to break down big tasks, projects and events.

To get access to our free download, "Five Minutes to Peak Productivity" go to inkwellpress.com/podcast

Do you get to Sunday night and wonder where the weekend went? We just need to streamline your Saturdays and Sundays for success so you can actually enjoy your time. We often feel the need to work throughout our weekend, but in today’s episode I’m giving 5 tips on how to combat working on the weekend. I’ll also share research on why it’s important to take this time off so you can maximize your productivity for the week ahead.

What’s In This Episode:

• How to cut back on weekend work, emails, texts, to-dos and more using my 5 easy and actionable strategies
• Learn to consistently make the most of your weekends by streamlining Saturday and Sunday for success.
• See what the newest research and studies say about how our brain, health and productivity are affected by working weekends.
• Steps to creating good habits on the weekend so that you work less and spend more time on the right tasks and people.
• Why you need to create hours of availability and hours of business (and the big difference between the two!)

Get access to our free download, "Five Minutes to Peak Productivity" at inkwellpress.com/podcast

Eliminate end-of-the-week burnout and make every Friday your most successful and rewarding day of the week. Using streamlining strategies for planning your tasks, obligations and projects will allow you to ease into the weekend. Friday no longer has to be the most unproductive day of the week - let’s make it successful, productive AND relaxing!

What’s In This Episode:

• Learn how to set up Friday for the ultimate day of success.
• How to streamline tasks, projects and more to avoid the Friday burnout.  
• Discover top trends to look out for at the office that contribute to Friday burnout and how to combat them
• Begin to implement clear boundaries between work and life

To get access to the free download "Five Minutes to Peak Productivity" go to inkwellpress.com/podcast.

Many times our priorities and the tasks that are truly important to us get pushed aside. The urgent tasks call out to us and we end up prioritizing those instead of our goals. By using my priority levels system, you will achieve more because you’ll schedule in those personal priorities - both big and small.
 

What’s In This Episode:
 
• Learn how Calee Lee used two unplanned hours in her day to create a 7 figure business.

• How to attain the mindset that will move you towards real success & productivity.

• Implementing an easy priority system that allows you to schedule the tasks and events that are important to YOU.
• How I schedule my business around stages of life that works for my family and me.

 

To get FREE access to the download "Five Minutes to Peak Productivity" go to inkwellpress.com/podcast.

What’s the ideal amount of time to work each week? Is Elon Musk right that we should be working 80+ hour weeks or is Tim Ferriss correct in thinking you only should work four? I’m discussing these questions along with some streamlining and time management tips so you can figure out the amount of hours that work for you. Learn how people see their work differently and how that will affect the way you work.

 

What’s In This Episode:

 

• Learn the health costs of being overworked.

• Understand why working more than 40 hours a week may be costing you more than you think.

• Find out why using automations is a major key to success at work.

• Apply Tim Ferriss' suggestions for productivity & time management to empower yourself and coworkers using 

• Discover how people view “work” differently and the importance in streamlining so you can work more effectively.

 

Get access to the free download Five Minutes to Peak Productivity at inkwellpress.com/podcast

The first Productivity Paradox listener Q&A is here! I'm answering your questions on finding your peak productivity through time management, beating the feeling of overwhelm and more. Sometimes your career responsibilities, home life and personal needs can be a lot to handle, and I want to help you find harmony with every compartment of your life by answering these real-life questions.

What’s In This Episode:
• The best listener questions and my answers on being more productive, managing your time and beating overwhelm at work, home and personally.
• Saying No vs. saying Yes in workplace situations.
• How to simplify and streamline your planning so that you actually accomplish your goal.
• The best way to minimize kid distractions when working at home
• How to mono task when everyone else tells you to multitask
• Avoiding procrastination and feeling positive
• The three key things to do when starting a business to ensure success

To get your free download "Five Minutes to Peak Productivity" go to inkwellpress.com/podcast

There’s a lot of guilt that comes with the idea of quitting something. But in today’s modern world, it’s actually imperative that we quit certain things that don’t align with our goals and priorities. I’m giving an overview of why quitting something huge in my life was one of the best decisions I’ve ever made and how you can apply those lessons learned in your own life. You’ll also get a free download in helping you decide if you need to quit something and how to plan and cope in that process. 

 

What’s In This Episode:

• Why quitting was an important part of starting inkWELL Press.
• How quitting is no longer applicable for the modern world.
• The difference in the right and the wrong ways to quit something.
• Solutions to things you want to quit, but still need to be done.

To get your free download, "Five Minutes to Peak Productivity" just go to inkwellpress.com/podcast

Today I’m sharing my personal favorite strategies to compartmentalize your life for work, home and personal. Learn about these three main categories and how compartmentalizing can help us gage the importance and urgency of various tasks. By the end, you’ll be able to implement these strategies so that you feel less stressed and more focused on one category at a time.

What’s In This Episode:

• How one compartment of your life affects the rest.

• The mistakes you might be making when compartmentalizing.

• Real strategies to apply focus in different areas of your life.

• The key to compartmentalizing effectively.

To get your free download "Five Minutes to Peak Productivity" go to inkwellpress.com/podcast

Discover how you can hone in and focus on your priorities without getting FOMO about missing other opportunities. For today’s episode, I’m talking about how FOMO is a major factor to developing trends and to how we perceive the many situations around us. I’ll discuss a few of my favorite tips to start breaking that feeling many of us get when we have to choose between what to do. 

What’s In This Episode:

 

• Learn what the focus is for season 2 and why.

• How Steve Jobs got over the Fear of Missing Out.

• The history of the word priority.

• How and why we experience FOMO.

• The number one regret of people on their deathbeds.

To get your free download "Five Minutes to Peak Productivity" go to inkwellpress.com/podcast

While Alex Mandossian is a man known by many titles - productivity expert, entrepreneur, business coach and, in his opinion, his most important role of being a dad. In today's show, we're talking about why you need to focus on your priorities over your productivity. Alex gives some of his best productivity secrets including a rundown of his daily ritual, tips for controlling your inbox and more.

What’s In This Episode:

• Learn how productivity has helped Alex build a multimillion dollar empire.
• Find out how to take back control of your agenda without being controlling.
• Simple but effective email tips and strategies for the office to help make communication easier.
• How to alleviate travel stress so you can come back actually feeling refreshed and not frazzled.
• Discover how to set your weekly goals so that they are attainable.
• Learn about what daily rituals Alex attributes to his success.

Receive your free download, "5 Minutes to Peak Productivity" at inkwellpress.com/podcast

My most frequently asked question is what system of planning I use, so today I’m talking about everything I do to plan my days and week both at work and at home with my family. You’ll learn why the system I use works for me and gain some ideas as to how you might be able to use some of the same systems to incorporate both paper planning and technology.

What’s In This Episode:

• Why I advocate for using both technology and paper planning.
• The most important pieces of making your own planning system.
• How planning one day at a time sets you up for success.
• What to do each night to jump start your mornings.

To get Tonya's free download "5 Minutes to Peak Productivity" go to inkwellpress.com/podcast

Let’s talk about technology and planning. Is it helping or hindering you? We’ll take a look at how our brains work, what type of learner you are, and how that changes the effectiveness of technology. We’ll also talk about the choices we need to make when incorporating technology into our personal planning systems.

Show Notes:

What’s In This Episode:

Why technology might be failing you as a productivity tool.
Find out what kind of learner you are and how that impacts your planning.
The mental difference between typing and writing.
Why the human attention span is ⅓ of what it used to be.
Why you actually do need to sleep.

Get Tonya's free download "5 Minutes to Peak Productivity" at inkwellpress.com/podcast

As a recovered multitasker myself, I understand the pride many people feel about their multitasking abilities, but you might be surprised to learn that multitasking is the ONE biggest mistake you can make with productivity. Today we’re learn how the brain handles multitasking, or rather, how it really can’t handle multitasking. The true cost of multitasking might scare you a little but it’s something we need to talk about to get past it and start being truly productive.

What’s In This Episode:

• How the brain actually works when you multitask.
  Why doing 2 tasks at once actually takes you longer than you think.
  How I got over being a “busy” person.
  What multitasking actually is and why it doesn’t work.
  Learn how the movie “Inside Out” got it right.
  What the cost of multitasking is on your productivity.

Get Tonya's free download, "5 Minutes to Peak Productivity" at inkwellpress.com/podcast