Get my best tips and insights on productivity, confidence, balance, and connection ... learned from 15 years of successfully working from home. Long-term WFH is a CHOICE, a lifestyle, a CULTURE. And I believe that if you're going to do something, you should do it right. But you don't have to do it alone. Activate your free subscription to The Tenacious WFH Entrepreneur newsletter so that you get your weekly dose of grit and grace to keep you going by entering your email address below.
💡 A skipped calendar block can tell you something
|
Keep What Matters. Reconsider How It Fits. Hey Reader, There’s a recurring 30-minute appointment on my calendar called “Planning Time + Text a Friend.” The planning is big-picture thinking. The text helps me stay connected with a friend or professional contact. Combining them helps me. Planning often brings people to mind; giving myself permission to send the text seems to help me return to the thinking. Finding the right time for that combination? Still a work in progress. It used to be Monday at 9:00. Then I found a Monday Motivation live stream I valued. It happened at that specific time, so I moved my appointment to Wednesday at 10:00. Wednesday turned out to be easy to ignore. I was often deep in creative work — or walking the dog after an early start. And a text conversation could continue beyond the half-hour I’d reserved. Now I’m considering another spot, probably Monday afternoon. Friday afternoon is another possibility, but I like keeping that time free and giving myself the end of the week off. The appointment has moved. The priorities behind it haven’t. That distinction matters when something on your calendar repeatedly gets skipped. Before deciding you lack discipline, consider what the arrangement is asking of you. Does it interrupt focused work? Require more time than you allowed? Compete with a break or another priority that also matters? In this week’s article, When Your Calendar Plan Isn’t Working: How to Adjust Without Abandoning Your Priorities, I walk through my still-unfinished scheduling experiment and questions you can use to evaluate your own. A calendar block is one way to support a priority. Experience can help you improve that arrangement. Perhaps you reserved Thursday afternoon to develop a service, then discovered that client questions regularly interrupt it. Or you planned end-of-day follow-up and found you rarely have the energy to write thoughtful messages then. The experience gives CEO You useful information about what Employee You needs. You can choose a different time, allow more room, or revise the format. Then observe whether the change helps. Your Action Step this WeekChoose one priority that still matters but has a calendar arrangement that isn’t working well. Ask:
Make one specific adjustment. Then choose a point to review it — perhaps after the next two or three occurrences. Notice whether you begin, have enough time, and can accommodate what follows. I haven’t found the final home for my planning-and-connection block yet. But I know why it belongs in my week, and I’m using what I’ve learned to consider the next version. You can give yourself that room, too, friend. For support working through an adjustment, upgrade to Insider or VIP for October’s CEO Decision Bridge, the monthly Mini Power Tools, and their archive. Use the Bridge to connect your priority to a practical change and consider what might get in the way. 💛 Insider & VIP CornerTenacious WFH Entrepreneur Insiders and VIPs can download October’s free tool — the CEO Decision Bridge — as well as other ready-to-use pieces of the CEO Toolkit located in the exclusive Mini Power Tool archive. If you’d enjoy practical tools to support your weekly self-leadership, explore Insider/VIP membership here. You can upgrade anytime to unlock not only this month's Mini Power Tool but also the growing archive of practical worksheets, templates, and resources created to help you build your business with greater clarity, confidence, and sustainability. Premium subscriptions start at $7/month. 💎 Upgrade your experience here.
As always, I'd love to know what you think of this week's newsletter. Post your thoughts on social and tag me (@coachmichelepeterson), or simply reply to this email! Thank you. I appreciate you! xoxo, Now for more good stuff ... Upgrade Your Experience ...Tenacious WFH Insiders get access to monthly Mini Power Tool downloadables like this month's CEO Decision Bridge, an exclusive audio version of the weekly newsletter and blog via the private podcast Insiders Only Tenacious WFH Entrepreneur Audio Experience that you can listen to on your favorite podcast platform ... and more! Get all the details here. UPGRADE TO INSIDER or VIP STATUS TODAY! Interesting Reads ...
Win WFH Tip of the WeekWFH Tip: To WIN working from home, remember to enjoy the journey! Find something everyday to be grateful for. Grit & Grace Affirmation of the WeekI take care of myself. Say it. Believe it. Be it. From the book Badass Affirmations by Becca Anderson I hope you enjoyed this week's newsletter. Thank you for linking arms and being part of my working from home tribe! I'll be back next week with more tips, inspiration, and other fun stuff to empower your WFH success. Until then, have a beautiful week! xoxo, P.S. It's my goal to inspire you and remind you of your greatness as we navigate WFH life together. If you loved this week's newsletter, please feel free to forward it to your friends! And just one more thing ...
October 29, 2026 | Coach Michele Peterson
|
Coach Michele Peterson
Get my best tips and insights on productivity, confidence, balance, and connection ... learned from 15 years of successfully working from home. Long-term WFH is a CHOICE, a lifestyle, a CULTURE. And I believe that if you're going to do something, you should do it right. But you don't have to do it alone. Activate your free subscription to The Tenacious WFH Entrepreneur newsletter so that you get your weekly dose of grit and grace to keep you going by entering your email address below.
It's Up to You to Choose How Your Helpful Extras Become Part of the Job Hey Reader, Early in my marriage, pie was my job for family holiday gatherings. My grandma had taught me how to make fabulous pie crust. I enjoyed making the pies, feeding people I loved, and hearing how much they enjoyed them. There was a lot to like about the arrangement. But somewhere along the way, making the pies became an automatic assumption. I didn’t necessarily want to stop. It was simply nice when someone...
Have Something Ready for the Woman Doing the Work Hey Reader, It’s just the two of us at home now. But when I make pork chops, I’ll often make four. Two for dinner. Two extras for lunches. Leftover soup goes into individual sealed soup mugs, ready to pop into the microwave. I occasionally manage weekend meal prep. But planned leftovers like these examples are something I do frequently. I’m already cooking dinner or putting food away, so a little preparation fits into what’s happening. Later,...
Make Room for the Whole Commitment Hey Reader, A friend invited me to a networking lunch recently. She was one of the sponsors, and I wanted to support her. Making connections was a good reason to attend, too. The event was 90 minutes long. But there was also a 30-minute drive each way. Arriving early to mingle. Staying afterward to continue conversations. Following up with people by text or email. The extra time easily added up to two or more hours. The invitation was for 90 minutes. My yes...