In 2010, I founded One Shade Greener. A company focused on the was environment. Change habits one by one to lighten our impact on the earth. Each step moving us One Shade Greener. That was 13 years ago. Today, the mission and philosophy still stand. Yet, my...
The eighth and final wellbeing dimension in our series is Spiritual Wellbeing. Our spiritual wellbeing is the connection to our soul. Sometimes there are questions between emotional and spiritual wellbeing. Emotional wellbeing relates to how we feel when interacting...
Our surroundings have a profound impact on our mental and physical health. Today, we explore the seventh dimension of wellbeing - environmental. The world we live in is a delicate balance of interconnected ecosystems. From the air we breathe, to the water we drink, to...
Today, we are covering the sixth dimension of wellbeing – emotional. Our emotional wellbeing can be impacted by all the other wellbeing dimensions. We can feel stress from work. Joy from an intellectual hobby. Frustration with a relationship. Peace from a spiritual...
Today, we will cover the fifth dimension of wellbeing – Social. Social wellbeing focuses on the relationships in our life. Family. Friends. Coworkers. Volunteer Teams. Book Clubs. Neighborhood Groups. Online Communities. The connection we have to others has a...
Today, we will cover the 3rd dimension of wellbeing – Financial. Our financial wellbeing is tied tightly to our occupational wellbeing. The status of our finances can also impact all the other dimensions positively or negatively. The goal is to reach a sustainable...
Our work is an integral part of our daily lives. The career choices we make shape our attitude and impact our overall wellbeing. Over time, many of us can find ourselves in a job not quite sure how we got there. Today we explore the second dimension of wellbeing -...
While I don’t know where I saw the quote below, it got me thinking. “Busy-ness is not the engine of production. It can, in many cases, instead be the obstacle to accomplishing your best work.” - Cal Newport Busy does not equal productive. Busy is the obstacle. The...
There was a Twyla Tharp quote that caught my attention the other day. “Obligation is a flimsy base for creativity, way down the list behind passion, courage, instinct, and the desire to do something great.” Twyla Tharp This is such an interesting perspective on...
I heard a podcast where the interviewee said we are predisposed to either ideas or action. When the time comes for change, we naturally lean towards one or the other. We are either the ones who LOVE ideating and considering the possibilities. Or we are the ones who...
In an episode of Organize365, Jacqui Ioli was a guest. She and Lisa discussed the “Hot Mess theory”. This was a concept Jacqui had developed while supervising outpatient nurses. There were four situations that led to the Hot Mess: Overwork – This occurs when there is...
We all have dreams for our life. Things we want to do someday. Often, we even set on a course to achieve those dreams. Then, life sets in. Drift happens. We lose control of our direction. We end up in places we never intended. “Drift is the decision you make by not...
Today is Thanksgiving in the United States. A time to be grateful for the bounty of harvest. A time to be grateful for everything in our lives. A time to reflect and remember. A time to celebrate. My Perspective Looking back at my year, here are a few things I’m...
We have all likely heard of the Pareto principle or the 80/20 rule. This rule states that for many situations roughly 80% of the consequences come from 20% of the causes. My Perspective Thinking about this through the lens of our work, I believe there are at least two...
Have you heard of Kintsugi? This is the Japanese art of repairing broken pottery with lacquer mixed with gold, silver, or platinum powder. Instead of disguising the cracks, Kintsugi highlights and enhances them. A new, more beautiful piece of pottery with a...
The other day, a comment on TV caught my attention. Lil Jon, the rapper, was talking about feng shui. Seeming out of character, my ears perked up. His next comment was “every home has a vibe”. Apparently, I’ve been out of the loop as his HGTV show now has two seasons!...
Work is full of planning and goal setting. Annual business plans. Monthly plans to meet sales goals. Weekly planning meetings. Daily to-do lists that tie to those goals and plans. Yet, we don’t typically have that same type of planning for our career and our life...
I listened to a recent interview with author, psychiatrist, and ADHD expert Dr. Ned Hallowell. In this interview, he talked about the concept of lilies and leeches. Leeches are the things in your life that waste your time and attention. In contrast, the...
Gallup has a simple metric to measure an individual’s wellbeing. There are two questions to evaluate your present and future life. The scale classifies people as suffering, struggling, or thriving based on the response. Based on the 2023 State of the Global Workplace,...
Many articles have been written about soft skills and life skills that schools don’t teach. The skills can loosely be grouped into the categories below: Home Management – Personal finance, cooking, and cleaning Career as a Business – Job Hunting, Negotiating,...
The goal is to move from overwork and overwhelm to a sense of calm. To find the space in life to do the things we want to do. In theory, this sounds great. Yet the work to get there is difficult and setbacks are all along the route. My Perspective The evolution away...