IN TRANSIT with Sundae Bean

We all have that magical time in our day where we’re firing on all cylinders. For those 2-3 hours, our energy is gushing, we’re switched on, and our creativity is at its peak. On the flip side, there’s also that daily feet-dragging lull, where concentration wanes, and even basic tasks become a grind. You know that time — the lights are on, but there’s nobody home.

Does this sound familiar? The search for better productivity is universal, but we need strategies for reality.

Enter my special guest this week, Graham Allcott. His best-selling book, “How to Be a Productivity Ninja: Worry Less, Achieve More and Love What You Do,” can be found on every CEO’s desk. With offices worldwide, his company, “Think Productive” coaches “Attention Management” so normal, everyday humans can make simple changes to get more stuff done in an efficient way.

Graham shares his pragmatic solutions to establish rhythmic habits, so you can become a Productivity Ninja too.

What You’ll Learn in this Episode:

• • The Law of Diminishing Returns
  • Breaking out of “to-do” list paralysis
  • The 3 types of attention & how to maximize their power
  • Why you shouldn’t plan things in advance
  • Boss Mode vs. Worker Mode

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  • Facebook Business Page – Sundae Schneider-Bean LLC
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We’re delighted by our recent nomination to the global Top 25 Expat Podcasts!

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Hello, it is 2 am in New York, 9 am in Johannesburg and 2 pm in Bangkok. Welcome to the Expat Happy Hour. This is Sundae Schneider-Bean from www.sundaebean.com. I’m a solution oriented coach and intercultural strategist for individuals and organizations and I am on a mission to help you adapt and succeed when living abroad and get you through any life transition

You have 237 unread emails in your inbox, your to-do list is undefeatable, you have so much to do you start dreaming about tidal waves.

Oh wait, sorry I was talking about me not you. But I know I’m not alone, so many of my clients have big goals and big responsibilities but are frustrated because they never feel like they can get on top of things. And if you’re living a globally mobile life then throw in a big move every two to three years or even when you least expect it.

If anyone can help with this, I know it is our special guest this week Graham Allcott the author of How to be a Productivity Ninja: Worry Less, Achieve More and Love What You Do, is here with us and what we’re looking at is, how do we take back control of our life so we can enjoy more of what’s on our list.

And I’m a huge fan of Graham’s work, so much that I recommend it to my clients and I’ve even tweeted about it, and when he responded I kind of fangirled. And yes, I am that nerdy about productivity.

And here is why Graham Allcott is the perfect person to join us today, he is an entrepreneur, he does keynote speaking around the world and is the founder of Think Productive. Not only that, he’s also the host of a popular business caste called Beyond Busy and the author of many many many other books.

And so I can’t think of anybody better than someone who practices what he preaches to join us today.

Sundae: All right Graham, welcome to Expat Happy Hour.

Graham: Good to be here, thank you.

Sundae: I am so excited you’re here, and I know that my audience is ready for a huge dose of wisdom when it comes to productivity.

But before we get into some of the tips and tricks, I kind...

Title translation: Where there’s a will, there’s a way.

After months of finding creative solutions in Switzerland, sleeping on an air mattress, and living out of a suitcase, I’m finally back in South Africa. And as many of us return to our homes or move to our next assignments, we quickly realize that what was already hard as heck, is now a double whammy.

The first is all the typical, strenuous challenges of (re)adapting to your new location. But this time, regardless of where you’re landing, you’ll *also* need to deal with the sapping pandemic. (Plus, already depleted emotional reserves, uncertain for what’s ahead, and pressure to pretend like you’re not falling apart. But hey, I’m paraphrasing.)

This week, we’re going to borrow confidence from an expat who took a tough transition and turned it into her watershed moment for transformation.

When French Bias founder Marie returned to where she didn’t want to be, she felt “swallowed by sadness.” But instead of remaining in her state of grief, Marie summoned her will and pulled me in by her side. Then, with a little ingenuity and a whole lot of determination, Marie custom-made her best life.

• Expat Grief Fog
• Squished by English
• Vengeance out of the bottle
• The disdain for Square 1
• Exercising your agency

Bad timing, too busy, world in crisis... All excuses that don’t stand a chance against your determination for a better future you. You can continue to crouch down and feel like a perpetual victim of circumstance, or you can partner with me, who’ll make you stretch onto your tippy-toes. Year of Transformation is your lever, so pull the switch right here, and take your breakthrough.

• Sundae’s Facebook Business Page – Sundae Schneider-Bean LLC
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• French Bias Blog – By Marie
• Marie on Pinterest – Connect here
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• Year of Transformation – Join now

We’re delighted by our nomination to the global Top 25 Expat Podcasts!

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Hello. It is 09:30 am in New York, 3:30 pm in Johannesburg, and 8:30 pm in Bangkok. Welcome to the Expat Happy Hour. This is Sundae Schneider-Bean from www.sundaebean.com. I am a solution-orientated coach and intercultural strategist for individuals and organizations. I am on a mission to help you adapt and succeed when living abroad and get you through any life transition.

I’m excited to be recording this podcast back in my normal office in South Africa. And I’ll tell you what, this weekend I was so tired on Saturday. I was feeling what all my clients reported feeling that week, and that was depleted. I was messaging with a friend and I’m like, “I’m so tired” and my friend goes “didn’t you just move across the world this week?” I was like, “oh, you’re right.”

This is a transition that has slammed me off of my feet all day on Saturday while I was working to rejuvenate my energy resources. And I don’t know about you, but if you’re listening to this now in September or 2020 you might be feeling depleted not from an international move, but just from COVID fatigue this ongoing pattern of not knowing when things are going to get back to normal or even what the new normal is. So listen, this is important.

I know things are hard. I know that you’re feeling depleted and there is no more of an important time than now to think about you and how you take care of you and where you’re living with purpose and meaning for the very reason that we don’t know how long this uncertainty is going to last. We don’t know when we’ll get clarity and whatever that is in your life that has been put asi...

Confession: I judge. So do you, and so does every other human on this planet. Our beliefs, upbringing, opinions, past interactions, etcetera all stimulate a very personalized reaction.

But did you notice I didn’t say a “negative” reaction? You presumed it because we tend to associate judgment with rejection, but it isn’t always bad. In fact, it can arc the right people to you and repel the wrong ones.

And while judgment can work in your favor, the fear of rejection never does and can cost you dearly. Because when you choose safe obscurity instead of putting yourself out there, you also suppress your voice, stifle your creativity, and rob the world of the full greatness of you.

Get ready to see your consistency deficiency for what it is, and then overcome it with an appropriate solution.

This week, I’ll show you three surprising-yet-common consistency blockers that are hindering your progress. And although these sneaky obstructions appear like procrastination, lack of motivation, or flakiness, they have nothing to do with your determination or productivity.

• Undervaluing your voice
• Tapping into infinite creativity
• Your attention diet & energy as an asset
• Eliminating false “if only” narratives
• Boundaries beyond work time

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• Expat Coach Coalition
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• Sundae’s Facebook Business Page – Sundae Schneider-Bean LLC
• Sundae’s Facebook Group – Expats on Purpose
• Graham Allcott’s book Productivity Ninja
• Jennie Miller’s book Boundaries

• Episode 200: The Consistency Commitment
• Episode 152: Productivity Makeover with Graham Alcott
• Episode 151: Boundaries with Jennie Miller
• Episode 199: The Client Prowl
• Episode 198: Love/Hate Parallel

We’re delighted by our nomination to the global Top 25 Expat Podcasts!

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Hello. It is 4:00 am in New York, 10:00 pm in Johannesburg, and 3:00 pm in Bangkok. Welcome to the Expat Happy Hour. This is Sundae Schneider-Bean from www.sundaebean.com. I am a solution-orientated coach and intercultural strategist for individuals and organizations. I am on a mission to help you adapt and succeed when living abroad and get you through any life transition.

If I could just be more *fill in the blank with something you struggle with* then I would be *insert the thing you dream about*. This probably sounds familiar, “If I could only be more consistent with writing then I would finally be a published author.”

“If I could only be more consistent with carving time out for my...

Finish this sentence: “You know what I’d really love to do? If I could, I’d...”

Is the grass always greener on the other side? I see it in myself and with my clients. You want something, or believe you do, but once you get it, you want the opposite.