Is it possible to sort papers while having a conversation and give your employee (or family member or colleague or friend or . . .) the attention he or she needs to feel valued? What is the emotional cost to the other person in the conversation when you multi-task? Jump on over to my guest post on Get Organised, Multi-tasking the Tale of Two Leaders. [...]
Cookies, cookies, and more cookies. This is the time of year when you see cookies everywhere! In fact, today is even National Bake Cookies Day. If you like to bake – what a wonderful time of year for you! If you prefer not to bake then you certainly would appreciate an alternative. I fall into the “I’d rather not bake” category. (For a pretty [...]
Accomplishing your goals is like learning to ride a bike. You move forward creating success, then you fall off, regroup, and jump back on the back. Over and over and over. (Find this perspective interesting? Share!!!) Does this mean you are "bad" at creating goals? Or, you "aren't good enough" to create and sustain focused action? No, it means you are human! Making some [...]
"Do the hard jobs first, the easy jobs will take care of themselves." - Dale Carnegie Welcome to another A.W.E. inspired post! Try following this 3 step approach as you create change. A - Awareness What is most important to you - right here, right now? What is most important to you next year? Which are you going to focus on today? What [...]
Are you interested in creating a stress free holiday season? If you've been with me the past 9 weeks - you are well on your way to enjoying a less stressful December. But, what if today is the first holiday post you've read? Good news - there is still hope for you! Here's a recap of the previous 9 posts. I encourage you to [...]
The AWE Inspired 30 Day Challenge is winding down. Many participants are posting about the progress they have made towards accomplishing their goals using dedicated, laser focus. [Tweet "From Australia to Canada to England to the US - "AWEsome stuff" is happening. "] However, lately, whenever I walk into a meeting, networking event, or just to meet a friend for lunch I hear, "Oh [...]
Isn't that a great name for a resource for entrepreneurs? I was recently interviewed for the Go Fire Yourself podcast by Laurel Staples. She is a recovering engineer who quit her corporate job in 2007 to work for herself full-time. Today, she runs her own successful photography business shooting musicians and other creative folks in Nashville, TN (check it out: Nashville Photo Gal) and loves every minute of it. But she [...]
Welcome to another A.W.E Inspired post! [Tweet ""The most effective way to do it, is to do it" - Amelia Earhart"] Try following this 3 step approach as you create change. A – Awareness What do you want to change? What have you tried before? What is standing in your way? What are you willing to do? What are you willing to give-up? What [...]
How many times have you heard a time management expert explain that effective delegating is the surest way to success? It makes sense – each time you can take a task off your plate you’ve just “created time” to work towards your priorities and goals. If you delegated one 30-minute task each day, you could create 3 ½ hours at the end of a [...]
Congrats! You’ve been working hard to implement steps 1 – 8 in our “Create a Stress Free Holiday Season”. But, if you are anything like many of my clients, you have your holiday papers & ideas in various places. You might have some ideas written on post-it notes stuck in your calendar. Possibly a few coupons on the refrigerator, other coupons in your purse, [...]
