Have you ever taken time off and still felt burnt out afterward?

Do you find yourself counting down to vacations, only to come back and feel like nothing has changed?

Have you ever wondered why time off doesn't seem to fix the stress and overwhelm that builds up during tax season?

If you’ve ever thought, “I just need a break,” but that break didn’t make much of a difference—you’re not alone.

This week on The Smarter Accountant Podcast, I’m talking about why you should stop relying on time off to feel better—and what to do instead.

Like many of you, I’ve got a vacation planned with my husband next week, and I’m looking forward to some rest and relaxation.

But here’s what I’ve learned: no matter how great the time off is, the stress always comes back… unless we deal with what’s really causing it.

In this episode, I discuss:

✅ Why Time Off Feels Good… But Doesn’t Actually Help
✅ What’s Really Draining Your Energy
✅ How Your Brain Reacts to Stress (And Why It Matters)
✅ The Little Things That Actually Help You Feel Better
✅ Becoming a Smarter Accountant: Reclaiming Their Time and Energy
✅ Key Takeaway And Action Item

Tune in to The Smarter Accountant Podcast today and join the discussion about why you should stop relying on time off to feel better.

You can read the full show notes HERE

You can take the 5-minute Smarter Accountant Quiz HERE

You can download The Smarter Accountant Podcast Guide HERE

Do you ever leave a meeting wondering, “What did we actually accomplish?”

Or worse—do you leave with more on your plate than when you started?

Meetings should help us connect, plan, and move forward. But too often, they feel like a productivity black hole, draining time and energy without clear results.

• Why do some meetings feel like a waste of time?
  
• What’s happening in your brain that makes long meetings exhausting?
  
• How can you make meetings more effective (without adding more work to your plate)?

In this week’s episode I'm tackling one of the biggest time wasters in an accountants work day - ineffective meetings.

I’ll break down why meetings go wrong, what’s really happening in your brain during those endless discussions, and practical ways to ensure every meeting is worth your time.

Because every hour in an ineffective meeting is an hour you could have spent on real work.

In this episode, I discuss:

✅ The Biggest Issues with Ineffective Meetings
✅ Why Meetings Can Be Productivity and Time Killers
✅ The Brain Science Behind Effective Meetings
✅ Busting Myths About Meetings
✅ Strategies for Holding More Effective Meetings
✅ Becoming a Smarter Accountant: Learning To Have More Effective Meetings
✅ Key Takeaway And Action Item

Tune in to The Smarter Accountant Podcast today and join the discussion about the Smarter Accountant's guide to more effective meetings.

You can read the full show notes HERE

You can take the 5-minute Smarter Accountant Quiz HERE

You can download The Smarter Accountant Podcast Guide HERE

Have you ever told yourself, “I’ll start when I feel more motivated”—only to keep putting it off?

Do you ever wonder why some people seem to push through no matter what, while you’re stuck waiting for that elusive spark of motivation to finally kick in?

And here’s the big one—what if I told you that motivation isn’t actually the key to getting things done?

In this week’s episode of The Smarter Accountant Podcast, I’m breaking down why motivation is overrated—and what actually works instead. Because let’s be honest, if motivation were the answer, wouldn’t we all be crushing our to-do lists every single day?

The truth is, motivation is fleeting. It’s unreliable. And if you’re waiting for it to show up before you take action, you might be stuck waiting forever.

So what do the most productive accountants rely on instead?

Listen in and find out.

In this episode, I discuss:

✅ The Fleeting Nature of Motivation
✅ What’s More Effective Than Motivation?
✅ The Brain Science Behind Why Motivation is Overrated
✅ How To Build What Actually Works
✅ Becoming a Smarter Accountant: Successfully Managing His Workload Despite a Lack of Motivation
✅ Key Takeaway And Action Item

Tune in to The Smarter Accountant Podcast today and join the discussion about why motivation is overrated (and what actually works).

You can read the full show notes HERE

You can take the 5-minute Smarter Accountant Quiz HERE

You can download The Smarter Accountant Podcast Guide HERE