This summer, I’m taking some time away from the podcast.  I want to ensure that you've got all of your productivity needs met while we’re on hiatus. In this episode, I'm going to give you a few resources to check out during the summer. Resource #1: Half-Finished to Done Podcast There are 49 episodes of the Half-Finished to Done Podcast, all focused on sustainable productivity for business owners.  These episodes will equip you to solve the mental, emotional, and logistical obstacles that are keeping you from sustainably, joyfully, and calmly finishing projects in your business. Resource #2: Pique Podcast The Pique Podcast was created before the Half-Finished to Done Podcast, and is still available for you to access. It has three seasons of content that covers more general life philosophies such as death and dying, diversity, equity and inclusion, financial questions to explore, and so much more.  To access these episodes, just scroll all the way back to the beginning  of the Half-Finished to Done Podcast episode list. Resource #3: Deep Work Guide If you want to master the skill of focusing on demand so that you can consistently get your best work done, I recommend getting the guide for How to Get Into a Deep Work State in 15 Minutes ($27). This step-by-step process is the antidote if you struggle to focus,  go down rabbit holes often, suffer from perfectionism, or get distracted easily.. Resource #4: 1:1 Coaching If you're interested in using the summer to master sustainable productivity with me, just click here to book a 45-minute consult with me. We'll figure out if it's a fit for us to work together 1:1 for 12+ weeks so that you can do more high-caliber work; experience more true rest; and have a full, rich life outside of your business. I look forward to coming back refreshed and ready to hit the ground running to bring you more valuable tools, strategies, and resources to take your projects from half-Finished to done. Happy summer! MENTIONED — Monday Hour One: A New + Improved Time Blocking System LET'S GET SOCIAL — Cristina Roman, Productivity Coach for Business Owners Instagram: @piquecoaching Facebook: @piquecoaching TikTok: @piquecoaching Email: hello@piquecoaching.co Website: https://www.piquecoaching.co

Trying to “just do it” when you’re feeling intense emotions about a task or project rarely works.  Fighting against yourself usually leads to more stress, anxiety, and angst. In this episode, I’m joined by fellow coach Sarah Yost—who I call the “emotions queen”— to talk about why and how to regulate when we’re feeling overwhelmed with emotions…and why she never recommends pushing through. She also shares a profound insight about why joining a coaching program like mine can create more negative emotions, like shame, in the beginning.  Listen in as we discuss: How losing your keys, misplacing a phone charger, and not showing up on time are external reflections of internal patterns Why having a simple action plan can actually exacerbate—instead of alleviate—shame A study on learned helplessness Simple ways to get out of fight or flight mode and back to work  Sarah Yost is an emotions coach for ADHD and neurodivergent people. She’ll help you feel way less anxious and way more at home with yourself through understanding, processing and working with your emotions. Find her here.    MENTIONED IN THE EPISODE — 1:1 Productivity Coaching Consult Call   LET'S GET SOCIAL — Cristina Roman, Productivity Coach for Business Owners Instagram: @piquecoaching Facebook: @piquecoaching TikTok: @piquecoaching Email: hello@piquecoaching.co Website: https://www.piquecoaching.co

What’s it like to work with a productivity coach? The best way for you to understand the process and benefits of one-on-one coaching is to share real stories from real clients.  In this episode, I’m highlighting three clients who are all successful and are killing it in their respective jobs and industries.  They didn’t come to productivity coaching because they felt like failures. Instead, they chose to work with me because they know that despite their success, they have habits holding them back from sustainably growing their business, enjoying their work, and having a full, rich life outside of work. In each example, you’ll learn: Where the client was when they first came to me The exact plan that we put in place to help  Early wins and results they’ve created through 1:1 coaching I hope these client experiences spark some creative ideas and inspire you to keep working through mental, emotional, and logistical obstacles standing between you and calm, sustainable productivity.   MENTIONED IN THE EPISODE — 1:1 Productivity Coaching Consult Call   LET'S GET SOCIAL — Cristina Roman, Productivity Coach for Business Owners Instagram: @piquecoaching Facebook: @piquecoaching TikTok: @piquecoaching Email: hello@piquecoaching.co Website: https://www.piquecoaching.co

If you’re like many business owners, you’ve never considered selling your business one day. And you might automatically assume that your business could never be sold. This means that you’re likely selling yourself short, and you’re never giving yourself the opportunity to prepare your business for a potential exit. This episode will change the way you see your long-term business growth, and the options available to you. The decision to be open to selling one day will shift how you operate, market, and delegate, which leads to a more sustainable, profitable business—even if you choose never to sell.  In this episode I’m joined by Stacey Harris, founder and CEO of the podcast production agency, Uncommonly More and the host of The More Profitable Podcast. She works with service-based businesses ready to generate, educate, and convert leads with their podcast. Listen in as we discuss: Why we recommend that you be open to selling your business The benefits of preparing your business so it’s not just a personal brand Looking to the future to answer “What’s on the other side of working for me?” Building your business into an asset Communicating changes and expectations to clients as your business grows and evolves Understanding what kind of opportunities you want to be available for, and how to make yourself available when those opportunities show up CONNECT WITH STACEY  — Website Instagram   MENTIONED IN THE EPISODE — 1:1 Productivity Coaching Consult Call Tara Newman   How to Productize Your Service and Buy Back Time with Stacey Harris Sara Frandina Tango Loom   LET'S GET SOCIAL — Cristina Roman, Productivity Coach for Business Owners Instagram: @piquecoaching Facebook: @piquecoaching TikTok: @piquecoaching Email: hello@piquecoaching.co Website: https://www.piquecoaching.co

Do you have mixed feelings about setting goals? Goals intrigue you because you like the idea of going after something and achieving it. But, if you’ve felt burned by goals in the past, it’s also normal to feel reluctance about setting a new one.  This is especially true if you’ve consistently pursued goals that were not relevant, meaningful, or rewarding to you. We’re going to change that today! So if you are ready to do goals differently, let’s get into 8 recommendations for pursuing goals that you truly care about: Set the right goal by using 5 Types of Project ROI Pick a sweet spot number for your goal that is both challenging and attainable Create a visual representation of your goal Brainstorm from scratch how you’re going to hit the goal  Track your progress with data and facts Utilize the 3 project finishing skills Learn and adjust until you hit the goal Expect to have sabotaging thoughts   MENTIONED IN THE EPISODE — 1:1 Productivity Coaching Consult Call EP. 05 5 Types of Project ROI EP. 20 The Oprah Million Dollar Challenge EP. 28 3 Skills Every Project Finisher Needs   LET'S GET SOCIAL — Cristina Roman, Productivity Coach for Business Owners Instagram: @piquecoaching Facebook: @piquecoaching TikTok: @piquecoaching Email: hello@piquecoaching.co Website: https://www.piquecoaching.co

If you struggle with sitting down to work after dealing with difficult situations or intense emotions, this episode is for you.  Relationship conflict. Worrying about your kids. Hormonal flare-ups.  These are all situations that generate intense negative emotions that can take our focus away from work. If you’re like most people, you do one of two things when you feel this way: You either go into hustle mode and ignore your emotions to push through your work OR you do the opposite and spend the day on self-care instead of working on your important tasks.  In this episode, you’ll learn a third option, with a cheeky name: “Weep while you work.” This concept is the middle ground between overworking and always taking time off when you feel bad.    Listen in as I discuss: The concept of “weep while you work” Common scenarios that bring up intense emotions Examples of how to “weep while you work” How to know when to work through intense emotions vs when to need a break   MENTIONED IN THE EPISODE — 1:1 Productivity Coaching Consult Call EP. 44 The Bare Minimum Method EP. 35 Navigating Productivity When Your Kid is Struggling with Ashley Jangro   LET'S GET SOCIAL — Cristina Roman, Productivity Coach for Business Owners Instagram: @piquecoaching Facebook: @piquecoaching TikTok: @piquecoaching Email: hello@piquecoaching.co Website: https://www.piquecoaching.co

Ready to get more done—with a fraction of the time, energy, and effort it normally takes you? The Bare Minimum Method is for you, especially if you often hit low-energy periods in your business that stress you out.  The Bare Minimum Method has been mentioned several times here on the podcast, but today’s episode gives you a full behind-the-scenes peek into what it’s all about.  In this episode, you’ll learn when to use the Bare Minimum Method, the key issues it addresses, and common hesitations that business owners have when adopting it.  And don’t be discouraged: Using the Bare Minimum Method isn’t about lowering your expectations or goals; it’s actually about helping you create equal or better results in your business. The full 4-Step Bare Minimum Method is currently only available to my 1:1 productivity coaching clients through the Pique client portal.  If exclusive access to the Bare Minimum Method piques your interest, let’s get started working together today. Just book a 1:1 consult at http://piquecoaching.co/private-productivity-coaching/. Together, we’ll help you establish a sustainable process to get your most important work done.    MENTIONED IN THE EPISODE — 1:1 Productivity Coaching The Bare Minimum Method   LET'S GET SOCIAL — Cristina Roman, Productivity Coach for Business Owners Instagram: @piquecoaching Facebook: @piquecoaching TikTok: @piquecoaching Email: hello@piquecoaching.co Website: https://www.piquecoaching.co

Have you been wondering if productivity coaching is a fit for you?  Working together in my 1:1 coaching program is for you’re an ambitious business owner who cares deeply about: Producing high-caliber work that you're proud of, in a way that you like, Mastering true rest (time off + mind off), and Actually having a life outside of your business Simply put, the goal of productivity coaching is to help you be productive in a sustainable way that works for you and your lifestyle. This episode is all about the benefits of productivity coaching and how we can work together in my 1:1 coaching program. I will be sharing some success stories, why some people take action on saying yes to productivity coaching, and the five things that are essential for you to have success with productivity coaching.   If you’re ready to go after listening to this episode, reach out to me via email (hello@piquecoaching.co) or book your free 45-minute consult to learn  more: http://piquecoaching.co/private-productivity-coaching/    MENTIONED IN THE EPISODE — EP. 05 The 5 Types of Project ROI EP. 28 The 3 Skills Every Project Finisher Needs   LET'S GET SOCIAL — Cristina Roman, Productivity Coach for Business Owners Instagram: @piquecoaching Facebook: @piquecoaching TikTok: @piquecoaching Email: hello@piquecoaching.co Website: https://www.piquecoaching.co

Do you find yourself doing everything BUT the hardest, most important work in your business? This episode is for you.  If you haven’t yet listened to episode 41, Sit Down and Work Challenge, be sure to give it a listen before diving into this episode.  Once you have culled your to-do list down to only your most essential work, it’s time to sit down and get shit done.  In this episode, I’m sharing my top five tips for doing your hardest work: Double-checking that you’re doing the right work, in the right way for you Reminding yourself why you’re choosing to do this work, in a way that actually creates motivation in your body Naming the most intolerable emotion that you’re going to feel along the way, to remove some of your resistance Do things differently than you normally do (I share a cool story about this in the episode!) If all else fails, do the work while feeling terribly, and let that motivate you  Listen in for more details about each of my five tips.  And if you would like hands-on practice applying these five tips to your current workload, then join me live for the: Sit Down and Work Challenge April 17-21 Register at https://piquecoaching.co/sitdown  The price is $50, which includes the $27 Guide for How to Get Into a Deep Work State in 15 Minutes, as well as a 20-minute, 1:1 speed coaching session with me.   MENTIONED IN THE EPISODE — EP. 05 The 5 Types of Project ROI EP. 41 Sit Down and Work Challenge   LET'S GET SOCIAL — Cristina Roman, Productivity Coach for Business Owners Instagram: @piquecoaching Facebook: @piquecoaching TikTok: @piquecoaching Email: hello@piquecoaching.co Website: https://www.piquecoaching.co

I’m excited to invite you to the first 5-day event that I'm hosting in 2023, the Sit Down And Work Challenge. This challenge is for you if you are a business owner who struggles to get your hardest work done due to overwhelm, uncertainty, doubt, or distraction. In this episode, I’m walking you through what has to happen BEFORE you sit down to work.  And if you want to master the skill of focusing on demand so that you can consistently get your best work done, how you want it done, for reasons that you love, join me live for the: Sit Down and Work Challenge April 17th-21st Register at https://piquecoaching.co/sitdown  The price is $50, which includes the $27 Guide for How to Get Into a Deep Work State in 15 Minutes, as well asa 20-minute, 1:1 speed coaching session with me.   MENTIONED IN THE EPISODE — Sit Down and Work Challenge   LET'S GET SOCIAL — Cristina Roman, Productivity Coach for Business Owners Instagram: @piquecoaching Facebook: @piquecoaching TikTok: @piquecoaching Email: hello@piquecoaching.co Website: https://www.piquecoaching.co

Sales, marketing, and operations get talked about all the time in the online business world—but we rarely talk about how to actually craft products and services that create phenomenal results for our clients.  Today, I’m welcoming Becca Syme back to the Half-Finished to Done Podcast to talk about exactly this. In this episode, Becca and I talk about how to master craftsmanship in your service-based business, accepting and overcoming failure, and the importance of self-evaluating in any business. Listen as we discuss: Becca’s thoughts on craftsmanship for service providers  The importance of iterating and evaluating when crafting your offer How craftsmanship breaks you out of the “success or failure” mindset Tactical craftsmanship strategies that you can implement in your business today Dealing with perfectionism around craftsmanship  The value of having a long-term vision for your business 3 essential self-evaluation questions to ask yourself regularly Becca Syme is a Success Coach who specializes in working with writers. She is the host of the Quitcast for Writers and the teacher of the popular Write Better-Faster class. Becca has coached 5700+ authors using success alignment and predictive reasoning to help authors write and market better-faster. She lives in the mountains of Montana where it is always winter and never Christmas.   GUEST CONTACT —  Becca Syme, Success Coach YouTube: The QuitCast Podcast: Better-Faster Academy Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/betterfasteracademy    MENTIONED IN THE EPISODE — Gallup Strengthsfinder   LET'S GET SOCIAL — Cristina Roman, Productivity Coach for Business Owners Instagram: @piquecoaching Facebook: @piquecoaching TikTok: @piquecoaching Email: hello@piquecoaching.co Website: https://www.piquecoaching.co

Today’s guest is a two-time former client of Half-Finished to Done, LIVE, Samara Potter.  Samara joined Half-Finished to Done, LIVE after the Monday Hour One 5-Day Challenge helped her plan out her weeks more effectively.   In this episode, Samara shares how joining the program (twice!) helped her transition from one of the lowest moments of her medical career to feeling more calm, centered, and compassionate toward herself and others. Listen in as we discuss: What piqued Samara’s interest in the Monday Hour One 5-Day Challenge Money scarcity, and what might be going on below the surface of not wanting to spend money Why Samara ultimately decided to invest in Half-Finished to Done, LIVE  How deep work helped Samara become more productive and focused  Finding more joy in your day by incorporating freedom and flexibility in your schedule   Samara’s power thought about projects  How to balance your various roles, responsibilities, and hobbies  The importance of taking time to celebrate the little moments in your life How Samara adopted the belief “I'm my best investment.” As a pediatric oncologist and life coach, Samara specializes in guiding parents of children with cancer through their child's cancer journey so that they feel more confident, truly capable of feeling empowered, and able to be better parents during the entire process.   GUEST CONTACT —  Samara Potter, Pediatric Oncologist and Life Coach Instagram: @kidscancercoach Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/public/Samara-Potter   Podcast: Mothering Through Childhood Cancer  Website: https://www.motheringthrough.com/   Email: samarapottercoaching@gmail.com   RESOURCES MENTIONED: Half-Finished to Done, LIVE The Guide for How to Get Into a Deep Work State in 15 Minutes ($27)   LET'S GET SOCIAL — Cristina Roman, Productivity Coach for Business Owners Instagram: @piquecoaching Facebook: @piquecoaching TikTok: @piquecoaching Email: hello@piquecoaching.co Website: https://www.piquecoaching.co

Does content creation feel like a constant source of pressure for you? You’re not alone. As a Productivity Coach, I see business owners procrastinate on their content creation all the time. It’s something most business owners want to incorporate into their business, but it often creates so much angst, dread, pressure, and anxiety.  On this episode, I’m joined by Samantha Hoilett. Samantha is a Launch Copywriter and Messaging Strategist who loves helping her clients understand who they are, what they do, and how to communicate their value through their messaging and copy.  In this conversation, we discuss how to release the pressure of content creation, and move from tolerating it to actually enjoying it.  Listen in as we discuss: Samantha’s definitions of messaging, copy, and content  How to know when you have a content procrastination issue The specific ways that people suffer when it comes to content creation, and how to change them Why you’re more compelled to create content for your clients than for your own business Samantha’s best thoughts when she sits down to produce content How to have a content creation process that you love Practical ways to move from inspiration into action, in order to create content today  Samantha Hoilett is a Launch Copywriter and Messaging Strategist for personal brands and small businesses. She takes a customer-oriented approach that focuses on building relationships, highlighting brand values, and helping her clients become leaders in their space so they can sell their offers in a clear magnetic way that attracts ideal clients.   GUEST CONTACT —  Samantha Hoilett, Launch Copywriter + Messaging Strategist Instagram: @samanthahoilett.writes Website: https://samanthahoilett.com/ Email Series: Magnetic Messaging Mondays (When you sign up, you get a "Messaging Mini Guide" that helps you brainstorm messaging ideas for your offer.)    MENTIONED IN THE EPISODE — EP. 22 Productivity Baggage EP. 18 Sprinting and Resting Strategy Session with Samantha Hoilett  Half-Finished to Done, LIVE How to Get Into a Deep Work State in 15 Minutes ($27)   LET'S GET SOCIAL — Cristina Roman, Productivity Coach for Business Owners Instagram: @piquecoaching Facebook: @piquecoaching TikTok: @piquecoaching Email: hello@piquecoaching.co Website: https://www.piquecoaching.co

If you’ve been diagnosed with ADHD, suspect that you might have it, or have someone close to you who is neurodivergent (hint: you probably do!), this episode is for you.  And if none of this applies to you, listen anyway! Our fast-paced society creates symptoms for people that mimic ADHD, so you’ll get something from this episode, no matter what.  In this episode, I'm joined by Megan Kierstead, a certified coach for forward-thinking badasses with rebel brains. She helps people (especially those who identify as neurodivergent/ADHD) build a career and life unique to their bodies and brains.  Listen in as we discuss: What ADHD is, and how it affects the nervous system  The role of motivation in ADHD, and how to influence your motivation  How to make articulating your emotions and thoughts easier, so that you can start to shift them  How to make things easier for your Future Self through retrospective reflection and troubleshooting The concept of play, and the many research-backed benefits of embracing it Why half-finished projects don’t have to be a problem     GUEST CONTACT —  Megan Kierstead, Life Coach  Podcast: The Black Sheep Playground   Website: https://www.megankierstead.com/ Instagram: @megkierstead Online program: The Black Sheep Playground    MENTIONED IN THE EPISODE — Atomic Habits by James Clear The Guide for How to Get Into a Deep Work State in 15 Minutes ($27) The overlap between behavioral economics + coaching with Nate Andorsky Play: How it Shapes the Brain, Opens the Imagination, and Invigorates the Soul by Dr. Stuart Simone Seol   LET'S GET SOCIAL — Cristina Roman, Productivity Coach for Business Owners Instagram: @piquecoaching Facebook: @piquecoaching TikTok: @piquecoaching Email: hello@piquecoaching.co Website: https://www.piquecoaching.co

Overeating. Overdrinking. Mindlessly scrolling Instagram. Doom-scrolling the news. Numbing out with Netflix. These are all ways that we buffer; meaning we use something external to cover up our negative emotions.  In this episode, you’ll learn how buffering can wreak havoc on your productivity, by keeping you in a constant cycle of avoidance.  I’m joined by Jennifer Dent-Brown, a weight loss coach who teaches women how to stop dieting permanently. So whether you struggle with your weight or not, this episode is for you.  Listen in as we discuss: The connection between weight and procrastination Jennifer’s business experience during the pandemic and how she dealt with procrastination How to distinguish a behavior that's fine for you versus a behavior that has a net negative effect  Importance of emotional literacy to pinpoint an emotion faster, so that you can move through it Why it's painful for people to sit with an emotion Jennifer’s diagnosis of ADHD and how it has impacted her work Social media addiction and its role in procrastination The Valley of Despair that we inevitably hit when we’re working to implement new habits What to do when you know you're buffering, but you just don't care Jennifer Dent Brown is a Life + Weight Loss Coach who helps women learn to stop dieting and start living through her company, LUXE Life Coaching. Living a LUXE Life has nothing to do with money and everything to do with a state of mind. Feeling hopeless and unable to control your weight will never get you to your goal. Learning to live with the mindset of a woman who is already at her goal weight is the key to lasting, permanent weight loss. Learn more at jenniferdent.com.   GUEST CONTACT —  Jennifer Dent-Brown, Life and Weight Loss Coach Podcast: Stop. Dieting. Forever.™ Podcast Website:  jenniferdent.com Facebook: @coachjenniferdentbrown Instagram: @jenniferdentbrown   MENTIONED IN THE EPISODE — Emotional Cycle of Change The Life Coach School   LET'S GET SOCIAL — Cristina Roman, Productivity Coach for Business Owners Instagram: @piquecoaching Facebook: @piquecoaching TikTok: @piquecoaching Email: hello@piquecoaching.co Website: https://www.piquecoaching.co

This one is for the parents who are struggling to balance their work with their role as a parent—especially when their kid or teen is having a hard time. This is something that comes up with my clients all the time, so when I met Ashley Jangro, I knew I needed to have her on the podcast as a guest expert on this topic.  Listen in as Ashley and I discuss: What to do when it feels like your productivity is affected by your kids How to start with your own mental health, before helping your child with theirs Letting your kids see you make mistakes and talking through that Evaluating the prescribed “shoulds” you have for your kids and yourself How to be okay when your kid is not okay How to differentiate between constructive and destructive actions in your relationship with your kid  A process to walk yourself through when you are experiencing an intense situation with your kid How taking the time to process your own emotions isn’t a time waster; it’s the best possible use of your time Recommendations for a parent who needs to self-soothe How to get back into work when you or your kid is struggling    GUEST CONTACT —  Ashley Jangro, Certified Life Coach YouTube: Ashley Jangro Coaching Website: https://AshleyJangroCoaching.com   MENTIONED IN THE EPISODE — Half-Finished to Done, LIVE   LET'S GET SOCIAL — Cristina Roman, Productivity Coach for Business Owners Instagram: @piquecoaching Facebook: @piquecoaching TikTok: @piquecoaching Email: hello@piquecoaching.co Website: https://www.piquecoaching.co

My job as a Productivity Coach is to help business owners like you find (and actually do!) the actions that are most high-value for you in your life and business.  In this episode, I’m sharing one of my highest-value daily actions: My failure-free meditation practice. Listen as I share exactly how I’ve implemented this habit to help me feel more calm, grounded, clear, peaceful, and productive. If you give this meditation a go, or if you want to share what your daily high-value actions are, shoot me a message on Instagram: @piquecoaching. And if you're looking to experience more calm in your workday, join me live for: The How To Have A Calm Workday workshop Wednesday, February 15th at 1pm ET Register at bit.ly/calmworkday Cost is $50 and includes the $27 Guide for How to Get Into a Deep Work State in 15 Minutes as a bonus See you at the live, interactive workshop.    MENTIONED IN THE EPISODE — How to Have a Calm Workday Workshop Stress Less, Accomplish More by Emily Fletcher Feeling Now Worksheet EP. 31 Half-Finished to Done Client Story: Jaime Ellis   LET'S GET SOCIAL — Cristina Roman, Productivity Coach for Business Owners Instagram: @piquecoaching Facebook: @piquecoaching TikTok: @piquecoaching Email: hello@piquecoaching.co Website: https://www.piquecoaching.co  

As a Productivity Coach, business owners initially come to me because they want to be more productive.  But as we dive into our work together, I find that most people actually just want to feel calm in their workday, enjoy the process of working, and feel proud of their high-caliber work.  If this is for you, join me live for: The How To Have A Calm Workday workshop Wednesday, February 15th at 1pm ET Register at bit.ly/calmworkday Cost is $50 and includes the $27 Guide for How to Get Into a Deep Work State in 15 Minutes as a bonus Tune in for more details, and to learn what we’ll cover during the live, interactive workshop.    MENTIONED IN THE EPISODE — How to Have a Calm Workday Workshop   LET'S GET SOCIAL — Cristina Roman, Productivity Coach for Business Owners Instagram: @piquecoaching Facebook: @piquecoaching TikTok: @piquecoaching Email: hello@piquecoaching.co Website: https://www.piquecoaching.co

Our guest today is a former Half-Finished to Done, LIVE client and fellow coach, Christie Williams.  In today’s episode, Christie shares how being part of Half-Finished to Done, LIVE and using the skill of deep work has transformed her from someone who felt like she was settling to a committed coach who controls her time and emotions. Listen in as we discuss: What it looks like to settle in subtle ways in your business  What it means to “let your results catch up with you” The power of doing a self-evaluation The transformations Christie experienced in Half-Finished to Done, LIVE  The amount of fulfillment Christie achieved from using deep work in her coaching business Christie’s advice to anyone considering joining Half-Finished to Done, LIVE  As a self-esteem coach for women, Christie teaches the mindset and strategies required to make a meaningful schedule that works for women, no matter what is on their plate. She helps them create a routine that's energizing and simple to follow. GUEST CONTACT —  Christie Williams, Self-esteem Coach Instagram:@mschristiewilliams Website: https://mschristiewilliams.com/  Podcast: Hello, Lovely RESOURCES MENTIONED: Half-Finished to Done, LIVE How to Get Into a Deep Work State in 15 Minutes ($27) LET'S GET SOCIAL — Cristina Roman, Productivity Coach for Business Owners Instagram: @piquecoaching Facebook: @piquecoaching TikTok: @piquecoaching Email: hello@piquecoaching.co Website: https://www.piquecoaching.co

In this episode, I am catching up with my former client, Jaime Ellis, a recovering corporate America executive turned career coach.  In this conversation, Jaime shares her journey from a place of overwhelm where she was drowning in projects and desperately looking for a way through that period of intense deliverables without burning herself out.  Press play to hear how after her body “pulled the emergency brake” on her, she had no choice but to slow down, reset, and find a way to do things differently in her business.   Listen in as we discuss: What prompted Jaime to make the move from corporate executive to entrepreneurship Unhealthy habits that Jaime had to break when transitioning from the corporate world into her own business How Jaime originally joined Half-Finished to Done, LIVE to find a hack for getting everything done—only to discover that it wasn’t actually possible Specific examples where Jaime created equal and better results with less time, effort, and energy How the Bare Minimum Challenge taught Jaime how to be more honest, upfront, transparent and vulnerable with her commitments  How to accept constructive feedback on your projects and not make it mean anything about you Operating from a cruising vs. white-knuckling mentality Valuable advice for anyone who has joined the Half-Finished to Done, LIVE program but hasn't yet started Jaime is a former B2B Tech Marketing Executive turned entrepreneur and coach, specializing in career transitions. She’s passionate about finding solutions and speaking about burnout, stress debt, and Achievement Dysmorphia.    GUEST CONTACT —  Jaime Ellis, Executive Coach for Career Transitions Website: jaime-ellis.com LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/jaimeellis1   RESOURCES MENTIONED Half-Finished to Done, LIVE 45-minute consult The Bare Minimum Challenge Burnout: The Secret to Unlocking the Stress Cycle by Emily Nagoski   LET'S GET SOCIAL — Cristina Roman, Productivity Coach for Business Owners Instagram: @piquecoaching Facebook: @piquecoaching TikTok: @piquecoaching Email: hello@piquecoaching.co Website: https://www.piquecoaching.co  

If you’ve ever considered yourself an overthinker, this episode is for you.  Our guest on the show today is my former client, Kim Witten. In this episode, she talks about how participating in Half-Finished to Done, LIVE after completing the 5-day Bare Minimum Challenge helped her reduce dread, anxiety, and tinkering in her business.  She now gets more done in a way that she likes, with less effort and more confidence.  Listen in as we discuss: Why Kim decided to join Half-Finished to Done, LIVE The philosophies that Kim has taken from our work together into her business The value of self-agreement in your business What to do when you think that your values are at odds How Kim has learned to deal with anxiety and dread in her business The Accomplishment Triad, and Kim’s take on this concept How Kim has used the Bare Minimum Challenge, and the results she’s created because of it Kim’s transition from an overthinker to a deep thinker  Kim is a transformational coach and research consultant, who helps overwhelmed creatives turn their overthinking into expert thinking. Driven by her desire to understand the human experience, she uses insights to help people and organizations adapt to change with intention, confidence, and purpose. She loves to connect with people and learn about their projects, their pain points, their impossible goals, and whatever else they’re thinking about.   GUEST CONTACT —  Kim Witten, Transformational Coach and Research Consultant Website: https://www.witten.kim/   LinkedIn: @kimberly-witten Newsletter: Hold That Thought   RESOURCES MENTIONED Lunchclub Half-Finished to Done, LIVE 45-minute consult The Bare Minimum Challenge Burnout: The Secret to Unlocking the Stress Cycle with Emily Nagoski & Amelia Nagoski   LET'S GET SOCIAL — Cristina Roman, Productivity Coach for Business Owners Instagram: @piquecoaching Facebook: @piquecoaching TikTok: @piquecoaching Email: hello@piquecoaching.co Website: https://www.piquecoaching.co

Conventional wisdom says that we need to shore up our weaknesses. But what if it’s actually better (and more enjoyable) to build a business that capitalizes on your strengths? When you make a conscious effort to understand and leverage your strengths, you’ll be more energized, engaged, and successful when it comes to your projects.  Today's conversation is with Becca Syme, a Success Coach. Listen in as we discuss how you can increase your performance by doing more of what comes naturally to you.  In this episode, you'll learn: The philosophy behind the Gallup StrengthFinder test  Mine and Becca’s top five strengths  How to figure out your work style, based on your strengths Creating strengths-based systems that work for you in your business How to discern what productivity advice to take and what to reject The benefit of finally acknowledging the habits you don’t actually want to change  Getting more comfortable with failure in your business How to be a better consumer of coaching programs by knowing yourself better  Becca Syme is a Gallup-Certified Strengths Coach and holds a Master’s degree in Transformational Leadership. She is the host of the Quitcast for Writers and the teacher of the popular Write Better-Faster class. Becca has coached 5700+ authors using success alignment and predictive reasoning to help authors write and market better-faster. She lives in the mountains of Montana where it is always winter and never Christmas.   GUEST CONTACT —  Becca Syme, Success Coach YouTube: The QuitCast Website: Better-Fast Academy   MENTIONED IN THE EPISODE — StrengthsFinder Test Half-Finished to Done, LIVE The Guide for How to Get Into a Deep Work State ($27)    LET'S GET SOCIAL — Cristina Roman, Productivity Coach for Business Owners Instagram: @piquecoaching Email: hello@piquecoaching.co Facebook: @piquecoaching TikTok: @piquecoaching Website: https://www.piquecoaching.co

In order to be a calm, self-assured, repeat project finisher, you need to focus on mastering just 3 skill sets.  You’ve heard these 3 skill sets talked about here and there on the podcast, but this is the first time I’m addressing all 3 together, and explaining what they have in common.  The 3 skill sets that every project finisher needs: Deep work: The ability to focus on one high-impact result for 60-75 minutes  Monday Hour One: The ability to plan out your entire week in just one hour per week  Project planning: The ability to manage a project across an 8-week sprint  Here’s the good news: They’re all fundamentally the same skill set; once you master one, you can more easily master the next one You’re probably already doing these 3 skills more than you think you are You don’t need to be a total expert in these 3 skills in order to finish projects; you just need to do them slightly more than you’re currently doing them These questions will help you track your progress as you develop and improve these skill sets:  Deep work: On a scale of 1-10, how would you self-assess yourself on the ability to focus on demand on your most important work, for 60-75 minutes at a time? Monday Hour One: On a scale of 1-10, how would you self-rate your ability to plan out your week in a way that works for you?  Project planning: On a scale of 1-10, how would you self-assess your ability to make a project plan for your most important project and execute on that plan all the way to completion, overcoming obstacles along the way? I invite you to answer these questions and then send your answers to me on Instagram @piquecoaching. I’ll help you figure out where to focus first.    RESOURCES MENTIONED — Half-Finished to Done, LIVE 45-minute consult Decisive: How to Make Better Choices in Life and Work, Author: Dan Heath & Chip Heath Monday Hour One: A New + Improved Time Blocking System   LET'S GET SOCIAL — Cristina Roman, Productivity Coach for Business Owners Instagram: @piquecoaching Facebook: @piquecoaching TikTok: @piquecoaching Email: hello@piquecoaching.co Website: https://www.piquecoaching.co

Our guest today is not only a former client of my Half-Finished to Done, LIVE program, she’s also my big sister, Sara Rose Whaley. In this conversation, we’ll discuss how an afternoon spent organizing her bedroom led to a massive aha moment about how she manages overwhelm, in both her home life and in her business.  Once she realized there was a way to work through her overwhelm, sense of urgency, and anxiety, Sara begged me to let her join Half-Finished to Done, LIVE—and I finally let her :)  Listen in as we discuss: How overwhelm manifests in your body Sara’s initial hesitations around joining Half-Finished to Done, LIVE  How she far exceeded the financial goal she set for herself at the beginning of our 8 weeks together Sara’s newfound understanding that she doesn’t need a lot of time in her business in order to create value  How she learned to create clarity on demand using the 3-step Anti-Procrastination Cycle The ripple effects that Sara has seen in her home life, with her kids, and in her marriage since going through the program Sara’s advice to anyone interested in joining Half-Finished to Done LIVE  As a parent coach and board-certified behavior analyst with 15 years of experience, Sara Rose Whaley helps families increase their joy during the toddler stage. She addresses all the components that affect this including: marriage dynamics, mom guilt and burnout, and toddler behavior strategies. She is currently fully living the toddler stage with her 2 kids: ages 4 and 2.5.    GUEST CONTACT —  Sara Rose Whaley, Parent Coach and Behavior Analyst Instagram: @JoyfulToddlerParenting Website: https://joyfultoddlerparenting.com    RESOURCES MENTIONED: The Anti-Procrastination Challenge Half-Finished to Done, LIVE The Bare Minimum Challenge   LET'S GET SOCIAL — Cristina Roman, Productivity Coach for Business Owners Instagram: @piquecoaching Facebook: @piquecoaching TikTok: @piquecoaching Email: hello@piquecoaching.co Website: https://www.piquecoaching.co  

If you’ve ever put off looking at or dealing with your business numbers because of overwhelm, insecurity, or confusion—this episode is for you.    In this episode, I’m joined by Keila Hill-Trawick, who runs Little Fish Accounting, a CPA firm for small businesses. Keila helps small businesses thrive through her transparent, easy-to-understand approach to accounting. In this episode, Keila and I chat about financial procrastination, which happens even with successful business owners.  Listen in as we discuss: How anxiety can show up as being hyper-productive in your business Why rest can feel so intolerable if you’re a high-achiever How the pressure to convey an even-keeled persona creates emotional perfectionism How to simplify your life to free up more time and energy to focus on your wellbeing How procrastination around finances shows up in your business How to self-evaluate your finances by looking at the data, separating it from your own opinion, and then making a calm strategic plan for moving forward What the most confident and strategic clients of Little Fish Accounting are doing differently Top beliefs about money and finances that every business owner should have Little Fish provides compliance and advisory services to professional service providers with tiny teams—including me! They advise freelancers, solopreneurs and small businesses in reaching their financial goals to build and grow the businesses of their dreams.   GUEST CONTACT —  Keila Hill-Trawick, Owner of Little Fish Accounting Podcast: Fish Food Little Fish Accounting Instagram: @littlefishcccounting  Little Fish Accounting Newsletter    MENTIONED IN THE EPISODE — EP. 20 The Oprah Million Dollar Challenge   LET'S GET SOCIAL — Cristina Roman, Productivity Coach for Business Owners Instagram: @piquecoaching Facebook: @piquecoaching TikTok: @piquecoaching Email: hello@piquecoaching.co Website: https://www.piquecoaching.co  

Do you ever feel like you can’t get yourself to act, even though you say you want to? If you want to finish extraordinary projects in your business, you need to know how to take action on demand. This skill set is at the root of every single thing that you want to create and do in your life and business.  In this episode, I’m explaining how to use the Model—a tool created by The Life Coach School— as a way to understand how you operate and why.  Once you have this clarity, you can start to sustainably take action on your most important projects, whenever you want to.  This is part of the work we do in my 8-week program, Half-Finished to Done, LIVE. If you want to master the skill of taking action on demand, head to piquecoaching.co/hfdlive to learn more and book a 1:1 consult with me.   RESOURCES MENTIONED — Half-Finished to Done, LIVE 45-minute consult The Life Coach School The Guide for How to Get Into a Deep Work State in 15 Minutes    LET'S GET SOCIAL — Cristina Roman, Productivity Coach for Business Owners Instagram: @piquecoaching Facebook: @piquecoaching TikTok: @piquecoaching Email: hello@piquecoaching.co Website: https://www.piquecoaching.co  

One of the biggest perks of running your own business is the ability to take tons of time off—for vacations and trips, for a mini-sabbatical, to handle a personal issue, or for a parental leave. And yet—so few business owners take full advantage of this benefit, because we’re never taught how to effectively take long chunks of time away from our businesses without them suffering. In this episode, I’m joined by business coach Kat Arapis to talk about how to set up your business to take time off, while still getting your work done in a way that you love and hitting your goals.  Kat has first-hand experience with this, from planning her own recent maternity leave, so I knew she’d be the perfect person to chat with on the podcast. Listen in as we discuss: Why your goals don't have to suffer because you take a sabbatical from your business  How to cut out the external noise, so that you can plan a break that works for you Powerful questions to ask yourself when planning your business breaks  How to actually put your business break plan into action, then step away from your business Selecting the best projects to prioritize while on break How to use automations during your business break How to take imperfect steps and learn from each experience Kat Arapis is a Master Business Coach, who teaches entrepreneurs to simplify + master creating never-ending clients so they can scale $100k at a time in less than 20 hours/per week. Without the hustle, pressure, or busy work.   GUEST CONTACT —  Kat Arapis, Master Business Coach Instagram: @katarapis Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/entrepreneursalon Website: https://www.katarapis.com/  Podcast: Simplify to Scale $0 Never-Ending Clients Course: katarapis.com/neverendingclients   MENTIONED IN THE EPISODE — EP. 08 The Anti-Procrastination Challenge LET'S GET SOCIAL — Cristina Roman, Life Coach for Procrastinating Business Owners Instagram: @piquecoaching Facebook: @piquecoaching TikTok: @piquecoaching Email: hello@piquecoaching.co Website: https://www.piquecoaching.co

If you're a successful business owner who feels like you're getting things done but you know things in your business could be a bit more organized, controlled and less complicated, then this episode is for you. Our guest today is another two-time client of my Half-Finished to Done, LIVE program, Jenny Blake. In this episode, Jenny shares how participating in the Monday One Hour 5-Day Challenge and being part of Half-Finished to Done, LIVE has streamlined her day-to-day experience in her business. Through our work together, she has shifted from feeling messy and disorganized to a more present, grounded business owner. Listen in as we discuss:       How the Monday Hour One 5-Day Challenge changed Jenny from feeling messy to feeling more reliable and organized in her day-to-day life.       How Jenny was using external things to try and solve her internal emotions       The power of learning about the “Do, dump, delegate, delay” principle       Implementing the concept of “just being” to create more open, unscheduled free time for yourself Jenny is the CEO of Jenny the Nutritionist, is a Licensed Nutritionist who helps professional ladies who lift weights change their body composition by being well-fed and properly fueled. She's helped hundreds of ladies build their shape, understand the Nutrition Strategy, and create a Nutrition Routine to serve them long-term in her program, Create Your Shape.   GUEST CONTACT —  Jenny Blake, Nutrition Coach Instagram:@jennythenutritionist Podcast: Create Your Shape with Jenny the Nutritionist Website: https://jennythenutritionist.com/create-your-shape/       RESOURCES MENTIONED: David Allen's Getting Things Done® (GTD®)   LET'S GET SOCIAL — Cristina Roman, Productivity Coach for Business Owners Instagram: @piquecoaching Facebook: @piquecoaching TikTok: @piquecoaching Email: hello@piquecoaching.co Website: https://www.piquecoaching.co

If you’ve tried something in the past to solve your business challenges and you feel like it didn’t work, this episode is for you. Clients who join my program, Half-Finished to Done, LIVE, are often hesitant to enroll because they’ve tried other programs, podcasts, books, and productivity methods to solve their challenges with time management, procrastination, and focus, to no avail.  I call this productivity baggage. It’s very normal but it’s solvable.  It can be super frustrating to feel like you went all in on something in the past, and it didn't work. These experiences can hold you back from wanting to say yes to another potential solution in the future. First, stop beating yourself up about having failed at something in the past. Instead, give yourself a moment to appreciate your past efforts, even though they didn't pan out the way you wanted them to. Then, experiment with these two ideas: Everything that you try is not meant to stick long term When you try something and you don't want to use it, that doesn't mean that it didn't work. It means that by process of elimination, you figured out that wasn't your thing—and that’s a good thing! Lastly, let's talk about what to do next. Listen in as I share the #1 thing that you can do in order to have more peace around your past decisions. When you find the next thing that you want to say yes to, you’ll be able to do it from a much healthier, more relaxed place, knowing that you're making the right decision.   RESOURCES MENTIONED: Half-Finished to Done, LIVE 45-minute consult Podcast episode: More self-awareness, focus, + creativity with morning pages   LET'S GET SOCIAL — Cristina Roman, Life Coach for Procrastinating Business Owners Instagram: @piquecoaching Facebook: @piquecoaching TikTok: @piquecoaching Email: hello@piquecoaching.co Website: https://www.piquecoaching.co

If you have a jam-packed calendar and you’re not getting the results that you want in your business, it tells us that your time is misaligned.  You likely have too many things on your schedule that are taking up your mental, emotional, and physical energy, without giving you what you actually want in return—like more finished projects that create more revenue, more positive emotions, more impact, more social capital, and more time for you.  Let’s start realigning your time today by running a calendar audit. In this episode, I’m teaching you how, using 4 frameworks.  If you already use your calendar actively in order to track what's going on with the schedule in your business or if you are looking to start actively calendaring, this episode is going to be particularly helpful for you.    QUESTIONS ASKED IN THE EPISODE — On a scale of 1-10 (10 being the best), what is your current relationship to your calendar? What would a 10 out of 10 relationship to your calendar look like for you?  If you were already a 10 out of 10, what would your predominant thoughts about your calendar be? If you freed up 12+ hours per month using the 4 frameworks, what would you create space for?    LET'S GET SOCIAL — Cristina Roman, Life Coach for Procrastinating Business Owners Instagram: @piquecoaching Facebook: @piquecoaching TikTok: @piquecoaching Email: hello@piquecoaching.co Website: https://www.piquecoaching.co

Ready to shift the way that you set up your project sprints? In this episode, I'm sharing a fun, energizing way to make your project plans more simple, effective, and doable. It's called the Oprah Million Dollar Challenge, and it’s a hands-on exercise that I do with my clients in my program, Half-Finished to Done, LIVE.  The challenge is a set of 5 questions that are designed to help you take high-value action on your most important project…without overcomplicating things. This is an interactive episode so get out a pen and paper or an empty Google Doc, and get ready to answer each question. Let’s go! Here are the Oprah Million Dollar Challenge questions: If you had to finish your project in just one week, how would you do it? If you had to 10x the original result that you wanted, how would you do it?  If you had to enjoy working on your project at least 75% of the time, how would you do it? Who is someone—real or fictitious—who you have no doubt could finish this project? What would they be thinking about themselves and the project that would make finishing inevitable? What would they be doing differently than you normally do? What would it require for you to get this project done in just one day? What would you spend absolutely no time, energy, and focus on, if you had a million dollars riding on this project? What would you stop doing that you’re currently doing? Cheers to bringing the fun and energy back into project finishing!   MENTIONED IN THE EPISODE —  Sarah Arnold-Hall The Alter Ego Effect™ by Todd Herman   LET'S GET SOCIAL — Cristina Roman, Life Coach for Procrastinating Business Owners Instagram: @piquecoaching Facebook: @piquecoaching TikTok: @piquecoaching Email: hello@piquecoaching.co Website: https://www.piquecoaching.co

This bonus episode is a special invitation to the upcoming The Bare Minimum Challenge. This is the last free 5-day challenge of 2022, and it’s taking place from October 31st to November 4th. If you are a business owner who wants to navigate your low-energy periods with more calm and ease, this challenge is for you.  If the idea of intentionally doing the bare minimum freaks you out or feels like settling, let me reassure you: The 4-step Bare Minimum Method helps you navigate situations like sickness, a chronic illness flare-up, jet lag, or challenging family issues without sacrificing the results that you want in your business. In fact, the Bare Minimum Method helps you get equal or better results in your business with a fraction of the time, energy, and effort it normally takes you. Come and see for yourself at the free 5-day Bare Minimum Challenge. Just head to https://piquecoaching.co/bmc to register.  Listen in as I discuss:  The backstory of The Bare Minimum Challenge The format of The Bare Minimum Challenge The logistics of The Bare Minimum Challenge   LET'S GET SOCIAL — Cristina Roman, Life Coach for Procrastinating Business Owners Instagram: @piquecoaching Facebook: @piquecoaching TikTok: @piquecoaching Email: hello@piquecoaching.co Website: https://www.piquecoaching.co

Our guest today is a two-time client of my Half-Finished to Done, LIVE program, Shelly Najjar. In this episode, she shares how going through the 5-day Bare Minimum Challenge and then joining Half-Finished to Done, LIVE has taken her from an experience of perfectionism, chaos, and overwhelm in her business to more flexibility, freedom, and fun. Finishing her projects in the program in a way that she likes generated project ROI for her in the form of money,  time, impact, social capital, and emotional stability. Listen in as we discuss: Shelly’s experience with taking the Bare Minimum Challenge and how she earned the title of the Bare Minimum Queen How she has been able to reduce chaos in her life using the principles of Half-Finished to Done, LIVE The ripple effects of Half-Finished to Done, LIVED: deep emotional stability, more confidence, and reduced chaos Managing perfectionism  The powerful reframe that helped her decide it’s okay to dabble in all of her  different interests without making it a problem How gamifying the process of finishing your projects keeps things fun and engaging The benefit of working on one project at a time     As a Nutrition Mindset Coach, Shelly helps busy women care for themselves while reaching their goals. Her specialty addresses why and how we eat, blending mindset and practical tips to make it easier to develop a healthy, stress-free relationship with food at any body size.   GUEST CONTACT —  Shelly Najjar, Nutrition Mindset Coach Website: https://confidentnutritionnow.com/  Instagram: (@confidentnutritiontravels) https://instagram.com/confidentnutritiontravels/      Facebook page (Confident Nutrition with Shelly Najjar): https://facebook.com/confidentnutritioncoach/  Facebook group (Intuitive Eating for Busy Women): https://facebook.com/groups/intuitiveeatingforbusywomen/    RESOURCES MENTIONED Otter voice transcription app    LET'S GET SOCIAL — Cristina Roman, Life Coach for Procrastinating Business Owners Instagram: @piquecoaching Facebook: @piquecoaching TikTok: @piquecoaching Email: hello@piquecoaching.co Website: https://www.piquecoaching.co

I recently shared on Instagram that I run my business on what I call a “sprint and rest” model— meaning I go heads-down in my business for a focused period, then take a ton of time off.  This model works well for me because it allows me to work with my natural energy ebbs and flows, vs trying to be “consistent” every day and feeling bad that I’m not. So in case you needed to hear this: You don’t need to be consistent in a traditional sense in order to be successful in business. (From the mouth of a Procrastination Coach.)  After I posted about sprinting and resting on Instagram, Samantha Hoilett reached out to me to talk about her own decision to shift her business into a sprint and rest model.  Listen in as we discuss: Samantha’s business and personal reasons for wanting to move into a sprint and rest work style Embedding healthy, time-bound urgency into your courses or programs The value of having one core offer for your business An example of a typical marketing cycle when sprinting and resting  The value of going for the same goal multiple times, until it becomes easy  What to take into consideration before establishing an alumnae membership Non-traditional advice on whether or not you should discount services for repeat clients How to handle negative opinions from others when you make changes in your business Samantha Hoilett is a Launch Copywriter and Messaging Strategist for personal brands and small businesses. She takes a customer-oriented approach that focuses on building relationships, highlighting brand values, and helping her clients become leaders in their space so they can sell their offers in a clear magnetic way that attracts ideal clients.   GUEST CONTACT —  Samantha Hoilett, Launch Copywriter + Messaging Strategist Instagram: @samanthahoilett.writes Website: https://samanthahoilett.com/ Email Series: Magnetic Messaging Mondays: When you sign up, you get a surprise "Messaging Mini Guide" that helps you brainstorm messaging ideas for your offer.   MENTIONED IN THE EPISODE — Simone Seol Sarah Arnold-Hall  Stacey Boehman   LET'S GET SOCIAL — Cristina Roman, Life Coach for Procrastinating Business Owners Instagram: @piquecoaching Facebook: @piquecoaching TikTok: @piquecoaching Email: hello@piquecoaching.co Website: https://www.piquecoaching.co

If you struggle to get started on tasks and projects in your business that involve technology, this episode is for you. Tech procrastination is putting off anything tech-related in your business, and I knew that my colleague Shannon Mattern of the Web Designer Academy would be the perfect person to dig into this topic here on the podcast. Join us as we talk about the thought processes and emotions that cause tech procrastination—like analysis paralysis, overwhelm, frustration, and inadequacy—and how to work through them.  Shannon Mattern is the founder of the Web Designer Academy where she mentors web designers to create profitable, sustainable, and scalable web design businesses. She's also the host of the Profitable Web Designer Podcast, the go-to resource for marketing, mindset, money, management, and mentorship for web designers who want to create businesses that provide freedom, flexibility, and financial independence. Listen in as we discuss: Recognizing and addressing the mental and emotional obstacles on your business journey How Shannon had to overcome perfectionism and imposter syndrome in order to hit  her business and personal goals Her experience with coaching and the value she received Making the shift from undercharging and over-delivering to avoid burnout Tech procrastination: What it is, and why it might be happening in your business Mindset reframes to work through tech procrastination The importance and impact of language in your communication with clients   GUEST CONTACT —  Shannon Mattern, founder of the Web Designer Academy Website: https://shannonmattern.com/ Podcast: https://shannonmattern.com/podcast/ Facebook: @wpbffshannon Instagram: @shannonlmattern   MENTIONED IN THE EPISODE — The Life Coach School Podcast with Brooke Castillo No BS Weight Loss with Corinne Crabtree    LET'S GET SOCIAL — Cristina Roman, Life Coach for Procrastinating Business Owners Instagram: @piquecoaching Facebook: @piquecoaching TikTok: @piquecoaching Email: hello@piquecoaching.co Website: https://www.piquecoaching.co  

As a Procrastination Coach, people bring tons of issues to me: Half-finished projects, clutter, punctuality, procrastination, struggling to focus, and so much more.  One day, I realized that every single one of these issues boils down to one or more of just 4 things: Time: Understanding and liking where your time goes Focus: Your ability to tune out distractions, minimize interruptions, and go heads down on one specific thing for 60-90 minutes at a time  Priorities: Identifying what your priorities are, liking those priorities, and acting accordingly Commitment: Your ability to overcome obstacles all the way to your desired results Together, these 4 elements make up your Productivity Power Zone. And when you can figure out how to maximize your unique Productivity Power Zone, your business becomes more effective, and way more fun.  Listen in as I walk you through each of these 4 areas and give you solutions for improving your relationship with each one.  And if you’d like me to run you through a Productivity Power Zone assessment, be sure to book a 45-minute, 1:1 consult with me below.    RESOURCES MENTIONED: Half-Finished to Done, LIVE consult, where we run you through a Productivity Power Zone Assessment   LET'S GET SOCIAL — Cristina Roman, Life Coach for Procrastinating Business Owners Instagram: @piquecoaching Facebook: @piquecoaching TikTok: @piquecoaching Email: hello@piquecoaching.co Website: https://www.piquecoaching.co

If you've been thinking about joining my program, Half-Finished to Done, LIVE, now's the time. Enrollment for the last program cohort that I'm running in 2022 closes on Tuesday, September 27th, at 7pm ET, and we kick off on Friday, September 30th at 9am ET. To book a 45-minute, 1:1 consult with me to talk about joining, head here to grab a slot.  If you’re having some hesitations, it always comes down to one of 4 things: Concerns about lack of time Believing that generating money is outside of your control as a business owner Treating energy as a nonrenewable resource Thinking that the problem with self-trust is that you don't have enough of it This is totally normal. In addition to providing you with everything you need to know about the program on this episode, I am also inviting you to book a 45-minute consult call with me. On this call, we will talk through what's in your way of saying yes right now so you can take the next best step to get you headed into 2023 feeling like a badass project finisher. Listen in as I talk about:  Who the Half-Finished to Done, LIVE program is for The typical problems that my clients come in with, that we solve over 8 weeks How we solve these problems through the Half-Finished to Done process The benefits you'll experience in the program What life looks like after the Half-Finished to Done, LIVE program MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE — EP. 09 Types of Projects + Their Benefits - http://piquecoaching.co/types-of-projects-their-benefits   LET'S GET SOCIAL — Cristina Roman, Life Coach for Procrastinating Business Owners Instagram: @piquecoaching Facebook: @piquecoaching TikTok: @piquecoaching Email: hello@piquecoaching.co Website: https://www.piquecoaching.co

Our guest today is my former client and brand strategist, Kara Linette Cromwell.  As the owner of Branded in Purpose, Kara helps solopreneurs gain the brand clarity they need to communicate their value, attract their dream clients, and sell their expertise. In this episode, she shares how joining Half-Finished to Done, LIVE has transformed her experience with being a multi-passionate, location-independent business owner by allowing her to get more done, with more ease. Listen in as we discuss: Why Kara made an immediate decision to join Half-Finished to Done, LIVE The value she saw in Half-Finished to Done, LIVE before she even joined How the program has helped her get more done without taking away from being multi-passionate Embracing the idea of your brain being a renewable resource How Kara learned to balance the freedom and the autonomy of a location-independent business Applying the Bare Minimum Challenge when life happens Showing up as your most authentic self while still making space for being fallible The impact that she is having on the people around her as a result of completing Half-Finished to Done, LIVE    GUEST CONTACT —  Kara Linette Cromwell, Brand Strategist Instagram: @brandedinpurpose   LET'S GET SOCIAL — Cristina Roman, Life Coach for Procrastinating Business Owners Instagram: @piquecoaching Facebook: @piquecoaching TikTok: @piquecoaching Email: hello@piquecoaching.co Website: https://www.piquecoaching.co

In my 3 years in this business, I’ve made a shit ton of mistakes when it comes to projects! In this episode, I’m taking all of the lessons learned from my mistakes, and turning them into 8 best practices that you can implement immediately for better projects in your business.  And lucky for you, you get all of my best learnings digested into a doable, repeatable process that takes into account the areas where most people struggle when you join my Half-Finished to Done, LIVE program. So if you want more help with creating better projects, head here and join the waitlist for the next round of Half-Finished to Done, LIVE. What’s inside this episode: Question the assumption that you can't be creative on a timeline  Create “just in time” projects Spend time revamping and repurposing old projects, instead of always creating from scratch Use your 8-week project sprints to know exactly what skill set you need to develop next  Do it bare minimum style [make your projects as simple and streamlined as possible for yourself, but also for your stakeholders, the people who are going to benefit from this project] Get to know your Zone of Value, and then spend as much time as possible there Make yourself earn the right to work on specific projects Stop changing the result that you want from your projects—instead, ask yourself to step up to hit your desired goal   LET'S GET SOCIAL — Cristina Roman, Life Coach for Procrastinating Business Owners Instagram: @piquecoaching Facebook: @piquecoaching TikTok: @piquecoaching Email: hello@piquecoaching.co Website: https://www.piquecoaching.co

In this episode, we are talking about confident self-image, specifically what this looks like in your life and in your business.  Your self-image is what you think about yourself and what you tell yourself about what and who you are. It’s also affected by what you think other people think of you. Self-image is important because how we think about ourselves affects how we feel about ourselves and how we interact with others and the world around us.   In other words, what you believe as the truth is going to influence every aspect of every result that you create in your life without you even realizing it. So if you consider yourself a procrastinator, chances are you will remain so until your self-image changes.  How can you change your self-image? I’m glad you asked! Our guest today is Elyse Conroy and she will share exactly how you can build a strong self-image. Elyse helps high-performing, ambitious women become unapologetically confident in both life & business by teaching them how to see beyond their limits & create confidence on demand. Listen in as we discuss: Why the terms self-concept, self-identity, self-confidence, and self-image can be used interchangeably Why it's important for you to understand your own self-image Deconditioning yourself from the assumed identity such as procrastinator, people-pleaser, or perfectionist The five-day study and how it supports self-awareness and builds future self-concept Core belief systems that keep procrastinators procrastinating Strategies to build a strong self-image [The Confidence Trifecta: Acceptance, Belief & Trust] What life looks like when you're locked into The Confidence Trifecta as a project finisher Core beliefs of a project finisher   GUEST CONTACT —  Elyse Conroy, Life and Business Coach Website:  https://soulmakeup.com/ Instagram: @yoursoulmakeup   LET'S GET SOCIAL — Cristina Roman, Life Coach for Procrastinating Business Owners Instagram: @piquecoaching Facebook: @piquecoaching TikTok: @piquecoaching Email: hello@piquecoaching.co Website: https://www.piquecoaching.co

This bonus episode is a special invitation to my upcoming challenge, The Prep Challenge. It's a 5-day challenge that’s taking place from September 12-16t's specifically for you if you’ve been interested in my program, Half-Finished to Done, LIVE, but haven't yet said yes.  What I have found when I talk to people who are interested in the program but don't enroll, it always comes down to one of 4 things: Time Energy Money Self-trust The Prep Challenge will help you shift your relationship to these 4 things so that you feel confident enrolling in the October round of Half-Finished to Done, LIVE by the end of the 5-day challenge. To grab your free spot, head to https://piquecoaching.co/prepchallenge to register.    Listen in as I discuss:  Concerns about lack of time Believing that generating money is outside of your control as a business owner Treating energy as a nonrenewable resource Thinking that the problem with self-trust is that you don't have enough of it   LET'S GET SOCIAL — Cristina Roman, Life Coach for Procrastinating Business Owners Instagram: @piquecoaching Facebook: @piquecoaching TikTok: @piquecoaching Email: hello@piquecoaching.co Website: https://www.piquecoaching.co

As a procrastinator, you’ve probably asked yourself  “Why do I keep procrastinating, even though I know that it’s keeping me from getting the results that I actually want?”  This is an important question since first understanding why you procrastinate is crucial if you want to stop doing it. This episode will give you insight into the top 4 reasons why you procrastinate, and will help you work through the confusion and angst that you might be feeling as a self-proclaimed procrastinator.  As you listen, think about all of the things that you normally procrastinate on and identify which of the following 4 buckets they fit into:  Things that you genuinely don't want to do  Things that you can't do Things that feel completely intolerable Things you genuinely want to do, that you can learn to reframe in your mind    RESOURCES MENTIONED: The 5 Reasons Your Projects Are Half-Finished The 10-Minute Procrastination Win     LET'S GET SOCIAL — Cristina Roman, Life Coach for Procrastinating Business Owners Instagram: @piquecoaching Facebook: @piquecoaching TikTok: @piquecoaching Email: hello@piquecoaching.co Website: https://www.piquecoaching.co

Our guest today is my former client and an expert on perfectionism, Jeffrey Kramer.  As an author, speaker, life, and business coach, Jeff helps people who are struggling with perfectionism become Perfectly Unhackable in work, life and play.  He knows firsthand how much perfectionism can affect not only your work life but your interpersonal relationships, too. In this episode, he shares how my program, Half-Finished to Done, LIVE provided a simple, sensible, repeatable, and diagnosable process that he could follow to actually get his most important projects done. Listen in as we discuss: Why Jeff joined Half-Finished to Done, LIVE How Half-Finished to Done, LIVE has helped him to escape the Half-Finished Project Vortex The role of your emotions in project execution How to work through the feeling of overwhelm How perfectionism impacts both your work life and your interpersonal relationships Jeff’s Perfection Paradox philosophy explained The three different types of perfectionism Jeff’s biggest breakthroughs revealed   GUEST CONTACT —  Jeffrey Kramer:  Author, Speaker, Life and Business Coach for Perfectionism   Website:  https://www.jeffreyakramer.com/  LinkTree: https://linktr.ee/jeffreyakramer    MENTIONS —  Shannon Mattern - DIY Web Design + Marketing Training DISC personality assessment   LET'S GET SOCIAL — Cristina Roman, Life Coach for Procrastinating Business Owners Instagram: @piquecoaching Facebook: @piquecoaching TikTok: @piquecoaching Email: hello@piquecoaching.co Website: https://www.piquecoaching.co

Did you know that your experience with past projects can impact your emotional life? When you’re bogged down with past disappointments or are hoarding resentment and fear, it’s natural to feel stagnant, frustrated, and dissatisfied. One cause of this is unresolved feelings resulting from unfinished projects. The good news is that you don't have to stay stuck. You have the power to declutter your unresolved emotions and move forward with your next project feeling excited, open, and optimistic. So how do you release the emotional baggage of unfinished projects? That is exactly what you will uncover in this episode. Our guest today is TaVona Denise. TaVona is setting a new standard for how coaches book out their one-on-one services and fill their group programs so they can actually make money doing what they love. Listen in as we discuss: How the negative experience of an unfinished project can manifest in your life What a militant boundary is, and how it can show up in your life and business A great way to respond when you are feeling activated or triggered The 2 emotions to  be aware of when creating anything big  Self-pity days, and how they can help you process disappointments Simple tips and strategies to facilitate emotional release for yourself   GUEST CONTACT —  TaVona Denise: Master Certified Coach, Launch Specialist, Speaker, and Author Website:  https://www.tavonadenise.com/ Instagram: @tavonadenise   LET'S GET SOCIAL — Cristina Roman, Life Coach for Procrastinating Business Owners Instagram: @piquecoaching Facebook: @piquecoaching TikTok: @piquecoaching Email: hello@piquecoaching.co Website: https://www.piquecoaching.co

As a business owner, you have projects in your business—even if at first you think you don’t.  And when done right, projects can be the number one needle mover in your business. So let's talk about what defines a project, examples of projects, and the benefits of efficient, sustainable, meaningful projects.   What’s inside the episode: The 4 parameters that define a project: 1) It has a specific purpose and outcome, 2)It has multiple steps, 3) It can be done on a specific timeline, 4)It is designed specifically to generate a return on the time and money that you invest.  The 5 types of project ROI: Emotional, time, social capital, impact, and financial How projects differ from recurring tasks  The value of completing projects in your business 18 examples of projects that you could do in your business   LET'S GET SOCIAL — Cristina Roman, Life Coach for Procrastinating Business Owners Instagram: @piquecoaching Facebook: @piquecoaching TikTok: @piquecoaching Email: hello@piquecoaching.co Website: https://www.piquecoaching.co  

The free 5-day Anti-Procrastination Challenge is back, from August 8-12! All of the work I do here at Pique Coaching is about taking action, by planning and executing projects. I find that many business owners who are self-proclaimed procrastinators need help reconnecting to their why before they can get the most out of tactical project-based work.  To help you with this, I've created the free 5-day Anti-Procrastination Challenge, which is designed to pull you out of the pattern of procrastination, get you reinvigorated, and re-excited about your business, and into a better day-to-day experience in your business.  To grab your seat for the Anti-Procrastination Challenge, visit https://www.piquecoaching.co/apc to register.  What’s inside the episode: Why I'm hosting the free 5-day Anti-Procrastination Challenge again How the challenge helps you reconnect to your why An intro to the 3-step Anti-Procrastination Cycle: 1) Crafting a vision, 2) Aligning your self-identity and emotions, and 3) Acting as if How this challenge will help you finish more projects in your business   LET'S GET SOCIAL — Cristina Roman, Life Coach for Procrastinating Business Owners Instagram: @piquecoaching Facebook: @piquecoaching TikTok: @piquecoaching Email: hello@piquecoaching.co Website: https://www.piquecoaching.co

Bold claim: All self-proclaimed procrastinators fundamentally crave success and fear failure. There are two catches here: We also fear success…and success is predicated on failure.  So we’re simultaneously craving and fearing success, while also fearing failure—which leaves us in a bit of a pickle.  What’s actually happened is that over time, we've developed a series of coping mechanisms with our behavior that protect us. This includes procrastination.  This episode will help you work through releasing some of these coping mechanisms in order to have more success with your projects. What’s inside the episode: Examples of the most common ways that we use procrastination as a coping mechanism How to identify your unique forms of procrastination How to completely reframe your relationship to both failure and success   LET'S GET SOCIAL — Cristina Roman, Life Coach for Procrastinating Business Owners Instagram: @piquecoaching Facebook: @piquecoaching TikTok: @piquecoaching Email: hello@piquecoaching.co Website: https://www.piquecoaching.co  

Procrastination can affect all areas of our lives, including our relationships with the people around us. When it comes to romantic relationships, the effects of procrastination can show up everywhere in the relationship—from overwhelm due to being overcapacity to over-relying on your partner to meet your needs to taking their procrastination personally. So how do you deal if you or a partner is a procrastinator? That is exactly what you will uncover in this episode. Our guest today is Dr. Chavonne Perotte. She is a life and marriage coach who helps couples develop the mindset and skills to create happy marriages. She is the author of Voices in Your Ear: New Conversations to Transform Your Mind and Renew Your Marriage and is the Founder of RelateAble, LLC, a coaching practice that provides virtual coaching to couples. Listen in as we discuss: How procrastination shows up in relationships Having clear, concrete conversations about your expectations from your partner Removing the guilt that comes with a “honey-do” list Tactical strategies for when your spouse does not respond to you as expected How your partnership can fuel your business and vice versa Why we get stuck and stop seeing options to resolve our challenges Why you should increase your capacity to feel negative emotions, like guilt and disappointment What to do when your conversations with your partner are stale   GUEST CONTACT —  Dr. Chavonne Perotte: Transformational coach, author, and speaker Website:  https://drchavonne.com/ Instagram: @chavonneperotte Podcast: Love Marriage Again    LET'S GET SOCIAL — Cristina Roman, Life Coach for Procrastinating Business Owners Instagram: @piquecoaching Facebook: @piquecoaching TikTok: @piquecoaching Email: hello@piquecoaching.co Website: https://www.piquecoaching.co  

If your brain is prioritizing the status quo instead of taking on an exciting, challenging, daunting new project, nothing's gone wrong. That's just the way that your brain is wired.  Luckily, there is something that we can do about this. We can consciously bring our attention and focus to the return on investment (ROI) that comes when we work on our projects and see them all the way to completion. And so in this episode, I will share with you the 5 types of project ROI that are going to make you more compelled and more motivated to show up to work on your projects.  What’s inside the episode: The 5 types of project ROI: Emotional, time, social capital, impact, and financial Why understanding the 5 types of ROI will increase your motivation to work on your projects  How to use the 5 types of ROI as a filter for deciding what projects to work on  A few recommendations for how to make this practical in your business   LET'S GET SOCIAL — Cristina Roman, Life Coach for Procrastinating Business Owners Instagram: @piquecoaching Facebook: @piquecoaching TikTok: @piquecoaching Email: hello@piquecoaching.co Website: https://www.piquecoaching.co

Thinking about projects that we leave half-finished often evokes feelings of self-judgment, self-criticism, guilt, shame, embarrassment, or other negative emotions.   I want to introduce you to a different way to approach this. Let’s look at this scientifically. I want you to consider that the difference between a half-finished project and a finished project is just inputs and outputs. When we look at it with the curiosity of a scientist, it removes so much of the emotional heaviness, which helps you change things moving forward.  Listen in as I break this down into four different inputs and one output that you need to keep procrastination at bay and take your projects from half-finished to done.  What’s inside the episode: The four factors that  create a half-finished or finished projects How to apply this framework to your projects  The most common reasons that I see projects left half-finished by my clients The framework mentioned: Circumstances Thoughts Feelings Actions Results   LET'S GET SOCIAL — Cristina Roman, Life Coach for Procrastinating Business Owners Instagram: @piquecoaching Facebook: @piquecoaching TikTok: @piquecoaching Email: hello@piquecoaching.co Website: https://www.piquecoaching.co

If you're a business owner who has tons of half-finished projects that you’re looking to finish in a repeatable way, this is the episode for you.  Listen in as I share with you 6 simple steps for finishing any project in your business, on-demand. These 6 steps can be applied to any personal, business, solo, or team project.  What’s inside the episode How to finish any project in just 6 steps Why the sequence of these steps is important The benefits of each step The most common hesitations that I hear about each step, and how to address them   LET'S GET SOCIAL — Cristina Roman, Life Coach for Procrastinating Business Owners Instagram: @piquecoaching Facebook: @piquecoaching TikTok: @piquecoaching Email: hello@piquecoaching.co Website: https://www.piquecoaching.co

In this episode, you will go on a journey with my former client, Karen Gonzalez-Rice, as she shares her experience with the Half-Finished to Done, LIVE program.  She talks in-depth about how the program has helped her move past distractions to get more done in her work as an Associate Professor, faculty member, writer, life coach, and mother—all while having more fun and learning to trust herself in the process.   So grab a notebook, a pen, your favorite beverage, get comfy, and press play.  Listen in as Karen shares: Her experience with the Bare Minimum Challenge The top productivity strategies she learned during our time together, and how she customized them to suit her needs How she incorporated the philosophies of deep work automatically into her way of thinking How she used mindmaps and voice transcription to maximize her writing proficiency A key step in her master project plan that has proven to be really valuable How developing self-trust helped her to release perfectionism and practice “anti-perfectionist measures” Why she describes Half-Finished to Done, LIVE as “countercultural”   GUEST CONTACT —  Karen Gonzalez-Rice, Life Coach for people craving satisfaction, self-trust + freedom Instagram: @karengrcoaching   LET'S GET SOCIAL — Cristina Roman, Life Coach for Procrastinating Business Owners Instagram: @piquecoaching Facebook: @piquecoaching TikTok: @piquecoaching Email: hello@piquecoaching.co Website: https://www.piquecoaching.co

Do you keep pushing your most hard and daunting projects to the back burner? Although this is a common reaction to challenging projects, it’s a habit you can change. This is exactly why I decided to relaunch this podcast after a two-year hiatus. I am not doing this podcast because it's easy for me. I'm doing it precisely because it's hard, and I want to be an example of doing hard shit. Through this experience, I'm proving that even the most daunting projects can be done with the right strategies. Here’s how I’ve been practicing taking something seemingly insurmountable and tackling it with ease. What’s inside this episode: Why I decided to relaunch this podcast after a two-year hiatus 6 strategies to help you complete your hardest and most daunting projects What you can look forward to in future episodes of this podcast   LET'S GET SOCIAL — Cristina Roman, Life Coach for Procrastinating Business Owners Instagram: @piquecoaching Facebook: @piquecoaching TikTok: @piquecoaching Email: hello@piquecoaching.co Website: https://www.piquecoaching.co

Welcome to the Half-Finished to Done podcast! This podcast is for you if... you can't seem to stop procrastinating. you have no idea where your time goes. you just don't know what to do next. you get distracted easily. you lose motivation. These seemingly innocent sentences are keeping you stuck, unfocused, and unproductive. It doesn’t have to be this way.   Join Procrastination Coach Cristina Roman weekly as she covers every obstacle—mental, emotional, and logistical—that’s keeping you from sustainably, joyfully, and calmly finishing projects in your business. Ready to stop procrastinating and start creating and finishing extraordinary projects? Then welcome to your new life as a project finisher. Let's go!   LET'S GET SOCIAL — Cristina Roman, Life Coach for Procrastinating Business Owners Instagram: @piquecoaching Facebook: @piquecoaching TikTok: @piquecoaching Email: hello@piquecoaching.co Website: https://www.piquecoaching.co