I was on a Zoom recently with a group of CEOs. Really, who isn’t on a Zoom with a group most days these days? Anyway, the subject came up of the blurring of home and work lines as summer is coming to an end. Now these CEOs all happened to be female and many of them were challenged with interruptions…
Life is never going back to the way that is was… NEVER. As I hear people discuss the “new normal” whatever that is, I wonder what they mean. In my estimation, we’ll be living as we are right now, easily into 2021 and very possibly to the end of 2021. Do I have a crystal ball? No. Do I believe the data…
Sometimes, organizing the environment around you calms the mind. When I receive challenges, bad news or find myself feeling overwhelmed, I organize and clean. For whatever reason, it calms my mind, gives me time to think, reduces external clutter and during the process, I reduce internal clutter. It does not take much brain power for me to clean and organize and while I’m busy with…
We’ve been given the gift of redesign in 2020 in a big way. Have you optimized the gift? Do you have an ideal structure for your best day? If not, here are some things to consider: How much sleep do you need to feel your best? What time would you wake up? Are you a slow starter or a jump starter? Arrange your day according to your energy and…
Deal killers, dream killers, idea killers. They begin like this: It’s a good idea, but… It’s all right in theory. It’s too difficult. It’s never been done before. It’s too risky. I don’t know how. Be practical. Don’t start anything yet. It’s not budgeted. It’s not good enough. It’s not part of your job. That’s not our/your problem. (Insert name) won’t go for it. It’ll never work. It’s too hard to make it work. It’s against policy. …
It’s interesting. When you wait for something too long, you can lose interest partially or entirely. In the same way you can hurry too fast and it can feel rushed or pushy for those who don’t share the same sense of urgency. When you ignore the clues from anyone, and are working on a team, you’ll arrive at death by consensus. You’ll lose those who push for…
Do you have goals big enough to focus your time, energy, attention and choices? Without a compelling future state, we will make daily choices which slow our progress or lengthen the runway to get there. When you have a desired outcome in the future you’re committed to, it informs what you say yes and no to (which are usually slightly gratifying today, yet aren’t in alignment for progress to your desired future). Think of…
Learning. It’s a hot topic with the state of things for school this fall. It’s interesting, I’ve been listening in on many conferences and podcasts stating you are either a learner or a non-learner. I struggle with that. I believe everyone is both, just not all at the same time or in the same way. I think many of us learn differently than…
It’s easy to get trapped in your thinking. We must remember everything is impermanent. Everything. Even our bodies. When our thinking begins to change our mood, it’s time for a change. This can happen on many levels, each of which are impermanent. Environmentally: Are you stuck in the same patterns and routines? Is it time to introduce something new? Take a new route to…
Resilience or resiliency – Re sil ien cy – ri-zil-yuh n-see; synonyms: flexibility, pliancy, recoil. Noun The power or ability to return to the original form, position, etc…, after being bent, compressed, or stretched; elasticity. Ability to recover readily from illness, depression, adversity or the like; buoyancy. Perhaps you’d agree this is a fitting term for 2020? We’re absolutely being pushed, nudged, thrown and offered multiple opportunities to be resilient. Over the next weeks and…