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Oct 13
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Why January Is the Worst Time to Plan Yo...

Megan Sumrell: Time Management and Productivity Coach
About this episode
Years ago, I went to a full-day "best year yet" workshop at the end of the second week in January. I'm coachable to a fault, so I did every single exercise they gave us. I walked out with an enormous workbook and what I thought was a beautiful plan for my year. That plan was basically useless before I'd even finished unpacking. Part of the problem was that n ... Show More
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