Welcome to part two of this blog series called Reflecting on the Year: Ideas on How To. Last week, we talked about why reflecting is important. I encouraged you to think about why it’s important to you and what you’d like to get out of it, among other things. Today I’ll share a few questions …
People don’t change. Not nearly as often or as drastically as we like to think. Sure, you can name exceptions. But big, sweeping, life-altering changes are not an everyday occurrence. A wise and seasoned executive told me once that big changes shouldn’t be the goal. Instead, we should focus on making one small shift at …
It’s common to hear people complain that they have no time. Do they have fewer hours in the day than you or me? Nope. It’s a decision. We’ve talked about this before. Now it’s time to talk more about what’s at the root of the problem. No time management tips in the world will help …
I spent a full year trying to play the algorithm game on social media. I published with total consistency every week on the same four days. I varied my content. I engaged with others. None of it resulted in one single conversation about my services. But I still had a very successful year. Why? Well, …
Holiday greetings and good wishes are spread around with abandon at this time of year. Even for those who don’t celebrate any of the holidays, the New Year is the time we all flip the calendar over. This past year has gotten me thinking about what those well wishes really mean for us individually. What …
What kind of thoughts are you having? Research shows we have more than 6,000 thoughts run through our heads each day. What are their origin stories? Are you having “good” thoughts? And what does that even mean? Many of those thoughts are connected to tasks. We have to navigate through our days. Those tasks are …
“What’s your one thing?”, the facilitator asked me. I just looked at him. I have far more going on than just one thing, I thought. I was embarrassed, indignant, skeptical and puzzled all at once. One thing? How the hell do you narrow it down? There’s a great book by Gary Keller and Jay Papasan …
Covid-19 and this global pandemic have changed so many things about our lives—how we work, how we live, and how we think about each other. I’ve noticed a lot of negativity rolled up in the observations about it on social media. I freely confess to having felt a lot of the negativity myself. November has …
Time is finite, unfortunately. I’m sure we’ve all had moments we wish could last forever, and days that simply can’t end fast enough. But unless one of you quantum physicists out there figures out a way to bend time to our wills, we’re stuck with its finite nature. The questions we’ve been asking around time …
I never have enough time! Pt. 4: What are you afraid of? Read More »
Do you like to have all the details or do you look for the summary or bullet points? Do you like structure, or only feel rules apply to other people? Welcome to another chapter in the book of hard-wiring! At one extreme, we have the rigid rule followers. There are clear lines and they are …
Hard-wiring 104: Black and white or Shades of Gray? Read More »
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