The best time to plant a tree was 20 years ago. The second best time is now – Chinese Proverb

Hi, I’m Bealers.

I write on a range of subjects that are loosely related to productivity, self-improvement, stress reduction, or my favourite productivity tool, OneNote.

My aim is to show you ways of organising your life so that you can get the important things done whilst staying healthy.

This is all based on my hard-won experience gained running my website support company and turning my health around, both mental and physical, from very unwell, stressed out, overweight & unfit to lean, fit and healthy whilst managing to keep the stress & anxiety (mostly) at bay.

I don’t pretend to be a personal development guru, I’m just sharing what works for me in the hope that it might help other people avoid making the same mistakes that I did.

Below I’ve collated some of my more popular posts under key sections for convenience, I also provide some background information at the end.

Feeling overwhelmed?

• Crisis mode productivity system (includes worksheet)

Mental health, positive thinking and mindfulness

All subjects very close to my heart.

You might want to consider learning how to:

• change your internal narrative
• think positively & be kind to yourself
• enjoy the ride
• avoid comparisons

Good diet & healthy living

News just in: a good diet & some sort of exercise regime is hugely important.

• how to like veg (I used to hate the stuff)
• meals that give me superpowers
• why I love running

Productivity systems

To keep sane I use my own A.D.D. friendly OneNote based system which incorporates parts of popular systems like GTD, ZTD, Pomodoro as well as aspects of many more obscure ones. Here I’ve detailed parts of this home-spun system:

• strong morning routine (this is quite long)
• week planning (essential reading)
• my OneNote workflows (video, 25 mins)

Doing means working

We all know this, but it doesn’t make it any easier to swallow.

• Sometimes you simply have to turn up

My story

If you are still reading and I’ve not put you off then here is some context:

• my note to a younger me
• my starting point
• an update on my life reboot

There is also

• About me
• What I’m working on now

Before and after

2014: me presenting at The Business of Web Design roadshow. Pot belly-tastic!

2016: 2 years on, running past Buckingham Palace to finish the London Marathon (10 months after starting Couch25K). I’m well over 2 stone lighter and have gone from 36″ to 30″ waist.

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I hope some of that was useful.

If you have any questions please don’t hesitate to get in touch with me via Twitter. I’m @bealers. There is also a private mailing list so you can stay up to date with ease, fill in the form below to get started.

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