No one lies on their deathbed and says, “I wish I was more productive.”

But maybe they should. Because productivity is making progress towards our priorities. Towards the things that actually matter. That’s the definition shared by Sarah Ohanesian, today’s guest on the DesuckifyWork® podcast.

At work, that might mean doing something we’re passionate about, or finding meaning where none seems to exist. Outside of work, with our families, our friends or off on our own, it simply means spending more time doing what we love.

I think Sarah’s onto something here.

Sarah is a former CMO turned productivity consultant. She saw (and experienced) the rampant burnout in the marketing world and decided she wanted to play a different game.

We all need to figure out what game we’re playing.

🐱 If you work for a company, you need to get clear on what game they’re playing and decide if you’re on board.

🐱 If you’re a leader, get really clear on your game and bring in diverse teams who want to play it with you.

🐱 No matter who you are, block your time for the stuff that matters. That’s your real work.

🐱 Create conversations with your team, your boss, your peers and your clients to make sure everyone recognizes the importance of focusing on priorities

🐱 If priorities aren’t clear, and this is just me talking, run! Life is too short to kill ourselves doing dumb s**t for no apparent reason.

Ultimately, all of this needs to come back to the game we want to play. The game we’ll be happiest looking back and saying, yeah, that was worth it. That was fun. That was me.

Let the desuckifying begin.

You can follow Sarah on LinkedIn. And check out her site at so-productive.com, where she’ll help you get clear on what matters.

If you enjoyed the conversation and would like to dive deep into some of your own challenges at work, I invite you to schedule a free half-hour discovery session, where we can explore new, desuckified possibilities for your future.

Bye, everyone!

Bonus Question from Sarah to our audience:When you're looking at your to do list next, what big impact do you want to make? What big impact are you capable of making? And what is that one task that's going to help to get you there?

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