I recently signed up for new tech. Surprise, surprise. (It's common these days!) This is something I have been needing for my business for awhile, but in this particular moment, a lot of other people are also looking for tech solutions. Thus, the employees are working extra hard, and if the company wasn't already remote, [...]
We spend a lot of time trying not to offend other people. Or maybe it's that we are trying to please them. Yet, could open and honest communication be the key to creating deep connection? Are we actually getting in our own way by trying to please? Now, in the face of COVID-19, may be [...]
When facing a problem, we can either find a way to solve it or we can come become paralyzed. The problem can motivate us into action or keep us stuck in inaction. I once dreamt about buying a bed and breakfast. Then I started pursuing a particular bed and breakfast on the market. I knew [...]
As many of you start to work from home, I have been thinking about the lessons I've learned. I have been working for myself for the last 9 months - which usually means working from home and definitely means managing my own schedule without the external structure provided in an office environment. I don't think [...]
If you eat out often and live in the world in late March 2020, you are probably going to have to start cooking for yourself a lot more often. I hope this is exciting - an opportunity to learn to cook quick and simple meals! Many people think they should eat at home more often...but [...]
I am keenly aware these days how much I turn to others to decide how to think. Last week it was hugging. Granted, I was at a funeral and it's a challenging not to hug. But with each person I saw, people I haven't seen in years and whom I want to hug, I waited [...]
I have not been reading all that much about COVID-19 because I do not want to get sucked into a vortex of worrisome information, but I think it is important to maintain a good, basic, level of understanding what is going on. Given that information is constantly being updated, that in and of itself is [...]
Today I want to share this blog post from Chip Conley. He provides an interesting perspective about the need to push ourselves outside of our comfort zone before we can ever get to a comfortable state of flow - when we work at our best; not overly challenged, and not bored. I am easily bored, [...]
I thought I understood the conversation and it was the others who were not understanding. Set in my ways until eventually I realized I had missed something. The way it was didn't make sense to me, so I thought they were the ones misunderstanding. I recently spoke with a friend about her experience on a [...]
As we enter a period where we are supposed to practice social distancing, I take comfort in the act of swimming, surrounded by chlorinated water ready to dilute germs from others swimming with me. Whether true or not, it feels like a safe space to interact with other humans while getting a great workout with [...]
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