Hijacking my blog to share a few things I have read lately that I think are worth sharing, some tools I am using and resources I love - which I have shared before, but now is a different time, as well as a couple of events coming up soon. Note that #5 is a webinar [...]
I am enjoying the acts of kindness that I see around me. as well as a feeling of engaging and my own acts of kindness. From people buying pizzas for the Costco workers overwhelmed with crowds and surely panic. (They can accept such gifts as long as it is made anonymously). To the person at [...]
[To set context briefly: I have now been aware of the Coronavirus for a couple of months, but only a week ago did it start really affecting my particular community. It has been a crazy week as more and more gets shut down on a seeming daily basis. Currently schools, restaurants, and public social gatherings [...]
I was scheduled to be in a training this week in a different state, but it was cancelled to limit our physical contact due to COVID-19. Or, I should say, the physical portion was cancelled, but we still met for 17 hours over 3 days via Zoom video conference. It was amazing how much connection [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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