PRODUCTIVITY COACHING ~ OVERCOMING PROCRASTINATION ~ GOAL SETTING ~ TIME MANAGEMENT ~ SELF-CARE ~ WORK / LIFE BALANCE ~ & BEYOND!
I’m deeply passionate about discovering ways to boost productivity and achieve a healthier work-life balance. Embracing productivity strategies has transformed both my personal and professional life in remarkable ways, and I’ve seen it do the same for my clients. It’s incredibly rewarding to watch them take control, reach their goals, and create more time for the things that matter most to them.
What is a Productivity Coach?
As a Certified Productivity Coach, I help you reclaim your time, sharpen your focus, and achieve your goals with clarity and confidence. Productivity coaching isn’t just about doing more—it’s about doing what matters most. It’s about creating systems, routines, and mindsets that align with your priorities so you can live a more balanced, intentional, and fulfilling life. Whether you’re managing a busy career, juggling personal and professional responsibilities, or simply feeling stuck, I'd love to help you with the structure, tools, and accountability you need to succeed.
Because self-talk is at the core of my RESCRIPT Framework, as we work on your specific goals, we simultaneously work on helping you eliminate negative self-talk patterns and develop a positive internal dialogue. By learning and maintaining empowering self-talk strategies, you gain the most important fuel for achieving what you desire. Through our productivity coaching partnership, we help you RESCRIPT your story and author a limitless life! When considering hiring a productivity coach, we usually have a lot of questions. Let's see if we can answer these questions for you to help you determine if productivity coaching is a good fit for you!
What Types of Things Do You Help Clients Work on as a Productivity Coach?
Time Management: Learn to prioritize effectively by distinguishing between tasks that are truly important and those that are merely urgent. Together, we craft daily, weekly, and long-term plans that align with your energy levels and core priorities. We’ll also identify and eliminate time wasters and distractions, streamline routines, and reclaim valuable hours in your day.
Overcoming Procrastination: Discover and address the root causes of procrastination, such as perfectionism, fear of failure, or decision paralysis. We’ll develop strategies to overcome these barriers, including breaking down overwhelming tasks into manageable steps, helping you build momentum and confidence in tackling your to-do list.
Creating Organizational Systems: Build efficient workflows for managing emails, digital files, and day-to-day operations that reduce stress and save time. These systems are customized to your unique needs and ensure smoother, more organized processes in both personal and professional settings.
Achieving Work-Life Balance: Set clear boundaries to protect your time and energy, learning to say no to what doesn’t serve you and yes to what truly matters. We design routines that prioritize work, family, rest, and personal growth, while implementing strategies to prevent burnout and maintain balance in all areas of life.
Goal Setting & Achievement: Define what success means to you on both personal and professional levels. We’ll break down your aspirations into actionable, step-by-step plans, ensuring consistent progress toward your long-term goals. Along the way, we’ll address unexpected challenges and keep you accountable for measurable results.
Delegation at Home & Work: Learn to identify tasks that can be delegated and communicate clear expectations to ensure successful outcomes. We focus on creating collaborative processes that foster trust, independence, and productivity within teams or households, helping you monitor progress without micromanaging.
Mindset & Motivation: Uncover and reframe limiting beliefs that may be holding you back. We work on developing resilience and creating strategies to stay motivated during challenging times. With a focus on cultivating positive habits, you’ll establish a foundation for consistent and lasting progress in all areas of life.
How Does Your Productivity Coaching Process Work?
Step 1 - ACQUAINT: We schedule a FREE 20-minute Discovery Session to get acquainted, discuss your productivity coaching needs, and answer any questions you may have.
Step 2 - ASSESS: We'll assess your level of satisfaction with each area of your life, as well as evaluate your unique self-talk patterns.
Step 3 - AIM: We'll have an in-depth discussion of your assessment results and begin setting specific short- and long-term goals based on your assessments and what we discover during our discussion so we know what destinations we are aiming for.
Step 4 - ACTION: We'll jump right in with "In-Between Session Actions" (AKA - homework ;-) customized to your needs to begin moving you into action toward your habits-related goals.
Step 5 - ACHIEVE, ADDRESS, & APPRECIATE: We'll focus our sessions on reviewing your habits achievement progress, discussing and addressing any negative self-talk that is getting in your way, positively tackling any new challenges and opportunities that arise, and CELEBRATING AND APPRECIATING YOUR SUCCESSES - the small ones along the way and big ones following your hard work!
Can You Share More About Your RESCRIPT Framework?
As a life and career coach, I've developed my own framework for helping my clients quiet negative self talk and become their own best advocates.
We have two very different mental narrators who talk to us in our minds—the Inner Antagonist and the Inner Advocate.
Your Inner Antagonist is your story’s inner opposing force. It tells you that you have disorder, conflict, weaknesses, and deficits within and around you, and that you do not have what it takes to resolve any of it. Your Inner Antagonist can also lead you to act in ways that are not aligned with your values and ultimate desires.
Your Inner Advocate has your back. It’s your inner ally, supporter, encourager, and collaborative problem solver. It tells you that you’re strong and capable. It reminds you of all the resources you have within and around you. It reminds you of the wisdom you’ve gained from life experience. It tells you that you can overcome anything. To amplify our Inner Advocate, we must RESCRIPT:
I'm your co-strategizer: Together, we come up with ideas and strategies to help you quiet your Inner Antagonist, amplify your Inner Advocate, set and take action toward your goals, achieve your dreams, and enhance your life satisfaction. I have developed over 100 exercises and worksheets to help you on your journey (no, you don't have to use ALL of them, just the ones that resonate with you!).
I'm your accountability partner: I help you remain motivated, engaged, and on track toward achieving your short- and long-term goals!
I'm your External Advocate and champion: I help you see your strengths, accomplishments, passions, and purpose so you can live your fullest, limitless life. I help encourage, empower, and motivate you, and I celebrate you and all of the steps you take towards positively changing your life.
What is My Role as a Productivity Coaching Client?
As a productivity coaching client, I ask you to:
Allow yourself to dream and believe in positive change - You CAN and WILL achieve your productivity goals!
Allow yourself to be a priority in your life - Put yourself on your list - HIGH on your list!
Do the work - Habits coaching requires time and effort. You are worth all of it! TOGETHER, we can achieve your dreams.
Why Should I Work with You as my Productivity Coach, Dr. Colleen?
Helping others has been my calling since I was a kid. My very first job at 14 was as a camp counselor, so it was destiny! I just genuinely love people and want to see others happy and living their most fulfilled lives. Here's a bit about my background and experience:
Providing coaching and conducting personal and career development workshops for 25+ years.
Running my coaching business for 15 of these years.
Teaching psychology, counseling, and leadership courses at Rutgers University for 15 years.
Doctorate in Counseling Psychology from Rutgers University and 30+ certificates and certifications in coaching and psychology, including certifications as a Life Coach, Career Coach, Positive Psychology Coach, Health & Nutrition Coach, Anxiety Specialist, Parent Educator, and Time Management Consultant.
Created and maintain positive daily habits and routines in my own life around my health, self-care, fun, work, productivity, relationships, and beyond.
I Think I'd Like to Work with You, Dr. Colleen - Can We Talk Before I Decide?
We sure can! In fact, I offer a FREE 20-Minute Discovery Session where we can get acquainted, discuss your coaching needs, and I can answer any questions you may have. Completing the form below will help us get started!