Have you ever written a letter to your future self? There are many times we capture memories for our future self to come back to. We create time capsules to be opened in a prescribed year. We put photographs in albums to come back and remember moments in our...
Journaling is a great way to get your thoughts out of your head and onto paper. There are many ways to journal and many purposes. Below are the ones I’ve tried in the last 5 years. The GLAD Structure This form of journaling uses the acronym GLAD to remind you to...
Time Vampires are listed in the Urban Dictionary as “a person who finds creative ways to needlessly waste his/her friends time” and “someone who literally sucks your time like a vampire sucks blood”. In this definition, people are taking time from you. I came...
The title of this post may cause many to stop reading. We are in a period of overwhelm. The word productive automatically generates thoughts of “do more”. However, the definition of productivity is to maximize output. This could involve solutions that shift inputs to...
When we think about our days at work, most have at least a couple meetings on the schedule. When we expand this view to our personal lives, we have appointments, sports events, and dinners with family and friends. Most of these have at least a start time scheduled....
This week, I heard the phrase “doing vs. being” brought up a couple of times and the topic seemed a fitting way to end the week that started with a review of Gretchen Rubin’s new book Life in Five Senses. In today’s fast-paced world, it’s easy to get caught up in the...
Companies are looking for more creativity and innovation. This creativity often comes from looking at problems through different lenses. At the team level, this can be fostered by increasing the diversity of the team members ensuring there are varied...
The latest book by Gretchen Rubin, Life in Five Senses, was recently released and I highly recommend. I’ve been hearing about the development of the book on the Happier podcast that she hosts with her sister Elizabeth Craft. As you might imagine, I was excited to...
In an earlier post, we talked about a pairing tied to how you might approach an hour of free time. Today, we will look at another word pair as it relates to how we balance our professional work and the work we do to run our homes. This concept covers all home...
There has been a lot published since the pandemic on the benefits of remote work compared to in-office work. There is also more conversation about asynchronous work – when employees aren’t expected to be online or in the office at the same time. Depending on your...
Everyone has them. A person at work that never seems to see the situation the way you do. They rub you the wrong way. Interactions with them are a challenge. Yet, there isn’t an option to avoid them. You may be on a team or project together. They may be your client or...
Thinking about several topics – personal branding, intentional connections, career development – a collision happened in my mind. How does our professional brand change as our career evolves? Can we be more intentional about what the long-term imprints look like? Is...
There are so many benefits of routines that help us keep positive habits. Morning routines can ease us into our day. A nighttime routine can do the same to ease into sleep. We add healthy habits to routines like exercise, skin care, brushing our teeth, meditation, and...
Careers are interesting. There are no roadmaps out there to help you navigate. The process is extremely personal and no one else can define what is best for you in your career journey. Personal branding is an area I’ve spent time learning and...
Every day we have a million thoughts running through our head. To do lists. Schedules to follow. Memories of the past. Hopes for the future. In between we assess ourselves and “how we showed up”. Often with a bit of judgement. Today, May 22nd, it’s time to set...
A few weeks ago, I had a thought that work meetings can start to feel like middle school. You go from class to class, on the hour, and when the day ends, the homework begins. Conversations with many adult knowledge workers sound similar. We just...
We are taught at a very young age the fire safety technique of stop, drop, and roll. This process is the best method to attempt to put out fire on clothing. The process is simple and clear. You STOP. You DROP to the ground. You ROLL on the ground to put...
Time is finite and we all know that we can’t stop the clock or turn back time. However, we can start to influence how we perceive the time we have. Time Abundance vs. Time Scarcity When we have a lot to do, we focus on not having enough time. Each day...
The last two days, we have covered time and strengths as two self-awareness areas to help achieve our goals. Today, we are going to cover the third (and final) area - motivation. The three assessments below can help us understand projects that get us excited to wake...
Understanding your strengths can be a great way to support you in achieving goals. There are advantages to all the self-assessment resources out there. Today, I want to focus on one of those alternatives - CliftonStrengths. Below is an overview of the assessment and...
Before setting out to check items off your career bucket list, understanding time and energy can help develop plans. The first step is to understand where your time is currently going. Spend a few days tracking what you do in 1/2 hour increments. After a couple days,...