Birthdays are funny, they are a wonderful and commemorative way to reflect on what a difference a year can make. 2020 is one for the books for most of us. Certainly, there have been as many highlights as challenges, yet the older I get, the more the years seem to accelerate and bring the preciousness of time into focus. As…
Abundance. It’s an easy word and concept to grasp. It’s MORE than enough. Dictionary.com describes it as “fullness to overflowing.” Seems simple enough. Until I think about time. It’s one of the greatest areas to improve relative to my own growth. There are moments where it seems there is more than enough time, then there are the moments I stress myself efforting to get it all…
Do you need a reset? Me too. Whenever I hit the wall or find life starts to look, sound and feel routine, I know it’s time to check in. How do I do it? We’ve created a short course (takes less than an hour and can be split up over several days or weeks) to help you. If you’re feeling like you’re stuck, in a rut, bored,…
Do you need to shake up your routine? The more people I talk with right now, the more I’m hearing how their days blend into one another. Granted, we live in Minnesota and winter is more of a challenge than summer during this pandemic year. What can you do? Get creative. Think about what you can do at work to shake it…
It’s time to check in. How are you doing with your 2021 resolutions or intentions? If you are going strong: Awesome, amazing and kudos. Discipline is your backbone and you’ve got a great streak going. Whether it was sober January, new exercise habits, meditation, journaling, sleep or a hobby, congratulations! For some of us, participating in the Whole Life Challenge (https://www.wholelifechallenge.com/) is a concert of these things scaled down…
“Communication is a contact sport. Connect. Speak one-on-one, even in a group of 100. Make them care. Smile. Be plain-spoken and persuasive. Learn how others see you. Be a storyteller. Take advantage of unplanned humor. Keep it simple, sweetheart. Safe is a dangerous place to be – get outside your comfort zone. Have a point of view. Make a difference.…
I’m not tired, I’m fatigued. I’m getting sleep, but I’m not rested. The fatigue is from the mental challenge. The perpetual thinking I must do right now. It’s exhausting at times. I want a break and there seems to be no time for a break when balls are dropping and it’s messy. Ever felt this way knowing you need to rest and take care of yourself? Me too. …
Ever been stuck approaching a challenging conversation? You know the kind, it’s one you’d rather put off than have, could be personal or professional, but it’s one you play over and over in your head to rehearse before approaching it. Me too! What works? Here are 5 ways to make it easier: If you do well with getting thoughts on paper, write it…
I’m from Minnesota. We are branded with the phrase “Minnesota nice.” The more I learn, the less that rings true for me. Nice gets in the way of things. Nice mutes messages, placates truths, and can be a form of manipulation or pandering for approval. One definition even refers to “nice” as an acronym for “nothing in me cares enough.” If you’re one of the people reading this thinking…
In a world that continues to challenge us while evolving, twisting and turning, have you stepped back to determine what’s working, what’s not and what you will and won’t change? One of the things that changed as most companies incorporated working remotely (or what I refer to as mobile), is we increased the frequency and methods of our collective communication. As more…