The Rhythm of Rooted Productivity

What if productivity wasn’t about doing more, faster?

What if it was about creating a rhythm that supports your energy, your nervous system, and your creativity?

As heart-led entrepreneurs, we often carry so much. And in a world that glorifies hustle, it's easy to internalize the belief that we need to push through. But I believe there’s another way: a more embodied, regenerative approach to how we work.

Here are 5 productivity practices I come back to again and again. Each one is designed to help you work with your body, not against it. Because productivity should feel nourishing, not exhausting.

1. Orient Between Tasks and Calls

Before and after client calls, I give myself a moment to settle. I look around, take in my space, breathe deeply. This helps my nervous system shift gears gently instead of jumping from one thing to the next. It’s a small pause, but it makes a big difference in how I show up.

Try this: Before your next task, pause. Look out the window. Place your hand on your heart. Give yourself a moment to arrive.

2. Treat Yourself After Deep Focus

I don’t push through. I reward my focus. After completing a task, I might make a cup of tea, go for a short walk, or listen to a song that shifts my energy. These mini-rituals tell my body: you did enough. And they help productivity feel more spacious, more human.

3. Honor Your Natural Energy Cycles

I structure my week based on energy, not urgency. When I feel high energy, I do deep creative work. When I’m in a lower-energy state, I focus on admin, emails, or integration.

This shift changed everything. No more forcing myself to be creative when my body just needs rest.

Bonus: I also love working with moon phases or seasonal rhythms (check out my "Market With the Moon" blog post if you're curious).

4. Close the Loop at the End of the Day

So many of us feel like the day never really ends. To avoid carrying that mental load into the evening, I do a simple closing ritual:

• I write down what I completed.

• I brain-dump what’s still open.

• I do a small grounding practice (like lighting a candle, a body scan, or slow breaths).

This helps me transition out of "go mode" and reclaim rest.

5. Move at the Pace of Your Nervous System

Instead of forcing urgency, I ask: Am I in a state where I can create with ease? If the answer is no, I regulate first. I stretch. I co-regulate. I move. I breathe.

This practice is the backbone of sustainable productivity. Because real productivity isn’t about speed—it’s about alignment.

You don’t need to earn your rest. You don’t need to hustle to be worthy. You get to work in a way that supports your nervous system, your creativity, your life.

Let your work be an act of nourishment. Let it flow at your pace.

Which one of these hacks are you trying next?

I'd love to hear what resonates with you.