If you could outsource one task, what would it be? It is different for each of us because we both enjoy different things and have different strengths. Usually if we want to outsource something, we can find someone happy to do it for an amount we are happy to pay. It could be an arrangement [...]
How often do we assume someone else's reaction and act as if they feel the way we think they will or do? We have the power to be aware and to always check our assumptions. Instead of thinking "he is angry with me" we might ask "you appear angry, is it something that I did?". [...]
As I write this, email is currently not getting through to my work email for my law practice. I spent my morning playing around with domains trying to get something to work properly and managed to screw up my email in the process! The advantage of doing things ourselves is that we get a deeper [...]
I used to poke a bit of fun at law schools for teaching logical thinking rather than focusing on how to actually practice law or be a lawyer. I loved law school, and saw it's value, but also thought it odd that graduates are not be prepared to practice a certain area of law. The [...]
If it is worth doing at all, it is probably worth doing fully present. Many things feel like we can do while multitasking, but can we really or are we just cheating ourselves? This includes showing up for things. If we are still distracted and thinking about what was just happening or what's next we [...]
Developing beliefs is challenging. We are certainly not born with them. Our family and surrounding humans help shape our beliefs. Our experience plays a role. Then our beliefs get challenged by another person or experience. What do we do then? We start to see things in a new light and beliefs may shift overtime, or [...]
It is possible that an increasing number of people will work for themselves throughout the next decade or two. Through technology we are more easily able to find the people who want a niche product. Someone makes a living selling plastic food for dollhouses. Another shares stories on a monetized blog about old-timey collectible watches. [...]
I have heard from business owners who have received push-back recently after speaking up for racial justice in support of protests around the country. The response is along the lines of "stay in your lane" or why is my estate planning attorney (or insert any profession) talking to me about race etc. One possible response [...]
A few months ago our inboxes were flooded each day as companies and friends put out their response to the spreading news of the coronavirus pandemic. When would the gym close, and what were they doing to maintain staff levels during a shut down? What restaurants were pivoting to take out? So much to learn [...]
I was recently speaking with a fellow businesswoman. She is a rock star when it comes to client satisfaction. She is a great, accessible communicator, she stays in touch with clients for years after and does things like making them pies at thanksgiving and hand-delivering them. I love these ideas, but told her that I'm [...]
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