Astrid Helps | Accountability partner | Biologist|

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Giving is good 🙂

  1. Little life lessons.
  2. Tools for life.
    1. Fiverr.
    2. Focusmate.
    3. Otter AI.
  3. Free (and Useful) files
    1. Making our accountability partnership work.
    2. Simple Google Sheet (or Excel) tracker.
  4. Latest posts

Little life lessons.

I have spent a lot of my life learning how to be more productive and learning tools and tips on how to do it while keeping your mental sanity.

  • If there’s something I have learned, is that self-compassion is one of the best productivity tools.
  • Shame is one of the worst obstacles.
  • We can push ourselves and improve without using shame as fuel.
  • When you are feeling fidgety and distracted and cannot seem to start important tasks, do a brain dump. Write down every single thing that is worrying you and add any pending tasks that come to mind. This will clear up your mind and free up space in it.
  • Set up a time and a place to do those things. The more specific you can be, the better.
  • Share with someone that you will let them know when you have completed XYZ in X hours, days or weeks. Set up the event on your calendar! That will make it more likely for you to do it without tricking your brain into thinking that the task is completed.
  • Use the Pomodoro technique to change your mind status from static inercy to dynamic inercy. It work wonders.
  • If a 25 minute Pomodoro is too short for you, then do a 45 minute one. Don’t let perfectionism become an excuse and not starting anything.
  • If a 25 minute Pomodoro is too long for you, then do a 10 minute one. Starting is crucial!
  • Started is better than done and done is better than perfect.
  • Drink more water! Keep a glass of water (or even a water bottle) close to you at all times… Especially before starting a focus session.
  • Everything you use to work needs to have a house. It needs to be a place where you put it every time after you are done. This will save you precious time searching for it. If you apply the same for your keys and eye glasses, you will be saving up a lot of searching time!
  • Give yourself the chance to try.

Tools for life.

Fiverr.

Fiverr is not only the platform I work on, but also a place to find assistance for your personal and business growth. From lead generation experts to customer service agents and all kind of AI knowledgeable people… all of them can be found on Fiverr. Use this link (https://www.fiverr.com/pe/WzD917) to get a 20% discount (up to $100) on your first order!

Focusmate.

This is an amazing tool you can use to have focus sessions with people all around the world. You can schedule sessions in advance, or start improptu sessions as well. Their plans are very affordable, and the free version is great too!

Use this link to get a month for free!

Otter AI.

If you are finding yourself attending many meetings and having to scribble or type down in a frenetic way your notes, it’s time to use Otter.

It is a virtual assistant and note taker that joins the meetings you are invited to (it can do it automatically or manually if you want more control) and then you can review the transcript, the summary and even ask Otter AI about the meeting!

Use this link to get some nice pro features 🙂 https://otter.ai/referrals/G36Z7EL1

Free (and Useful) files

Making our accountability partnership work.

This is a simple guide. It offers useful tips on how to increase your productivity. You can also take advantage of my accountability partnership.

I used to share it ONLY with Fiverr clients. It has received some nice feedback, tho. I think you will find it useful.

Your Guide to Making Our Accountability Partnership Work for YouDownload

Simple Google Sheet (or Excel) tracker.

This Google Sheet is a blank canvas, ready for your brilliant ideas and plans. It’s a fresh start awaiting your input to organize your envisioned projects!

SIMPLE, very simple, toolsDownload

Here’s the complete link in case you want to take a look. https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1MRuiw7arVgoPPjIhXT8MfLF0BOeWrnADmK3w_WsbmSQ/edit?gid=1333521157#gid=1333521157

I’ll do my best to add more freebies here 🙂 Especially more files. Take a look at this page from time to time!

About the Author:
I’m Astrid, a biologist who made a career shift to become a virtual assistant and an accountability partner. My journey from the world of science to customer service and freelancing has given me a unique perspective on life, and I sometimes share it here on WordPress.

Do you need a capable and reliable accountability partner? Contact me on Fiverr or LinkedIn.

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