This is one of the longer posts I’ve ever written mostly because there a BIG changes happening for me and my business and it’s important to me to share the full stories. I’m not sure where to start, so I’m just going to lay it out there. I know where you’re stuck. I know where you […]
The other “B” word (Busy, busy, busy)
Quite a few people have been writing about “the other B-word” recently – busy, busy, busy. I’ve read about the Cult of Busy; Arianna Huffington asks everyone to Stop the Glorifiation of Busy in her new book Thrive; my very own Make Some Room Manifesto says, ‘Busy is a bullshit word; choose to say something […]
Your obsession
Quite a few clients I’ve worked with in the past year have an obsession. This obsession shows up in offices, vehicles, bags, and on kitchen counters. Partially used. Nearly forgotten. Scrawled on with notes, names, and phone numbers. Very Important. Mostly buried in piles or stuck in drawers. Lost but not completely forgotten. Valuable but […]
When not to be efficient
There’s a time to be efficient and a time to not be efficient. Case in point, last week one of my clients, his manager, and I were talking about people. And he said something really profound: “It’s an honor to serve the people you work with and the customers we work for.” He summed it […]
Starting and stopping
Right now, my world is about starting and stopping. I’m getting hitched in a few days and I’m excited. And I’ll be honest: I feel distracted and uninterested in work stuff. I guess this shouldn’t come as a surprise to me, and yet it does. I like my work and my clients very much. My attention, […]
Is what you want worth re-organizing your life for?
“Is what you want worth re-organizing your life for?” I read that question on someone’s blog recently and it took my breath away. “Is what you want worth re-organizing your life for?” Stop. Re-read that. Really read it. “Is what you want worth re-organizing your life for?” Because the thing is, what you want, the thing […]