Author Archives for Sue Hawkes

Lessons Learned after 1300 Daily Blogs #1300

Published on February 16, 2024 Written by

After writing 1300 daily blogs, here’s what I’ve learned at this moment on the journey. I am keenly aware I’m disrupted internally and that’s a good thing. I believe I’m in some form of transition…again. I’m excited to see all that emerges as we move into our Annual Planning next week and we move through… View Article

Your Hour #1299 

Published on February 15, 2024 Written by

You owe yourself one hour a day for self-care. It can include reading, writing, yoga, exercise, dancing, meditation, painting, or whatever, but you owe it to yourself. One hour, 1/24 of your day.  That’s less than 5%.  It matters, it really does. Make it count.  At one point in my life, I read this and… View Article

Reframing Failure #1298 

Published on February 14, 2024 Written by

Is it really failure when things don’t work? Often, we look at the lack of results we intended as a failure, when perhaps it’s something more.   I am a learner; I often refer to myself as a lifelong learner. I value reading, learning organically and in workshops, from digital sources and books, and really any… View Article

Choose the 20% #1297 

Published on February 13, 2024 Written by

As a leader, you’re tasked with two things: leading people and managing results. If you can do both well, you are the magician most of us want on our team.   Any given day, you can defer to the easier of the two given your skillset. Certainly results, when mostly attainable from our own actions, are… View Article

Full Commitment #1296 

Published on February 12, 2024 Written by

Commitment. Your 100% commitment only happens when you weigh in, discuss, debate, and challenge ideas, issues, and opportunities in an unfiltered way. If you withhold, even a little, (like choosing to “pick your battles” or conserve your energy for a better time), you can’t be in 100%.   One of the best results from healthy discussion… View Article

Overcome the Overwhelm #1295 

Published on February 9, 2024 Written by

If you’ve ever felt overwhelmed, thinking “I just can’t do it all,” I have a way to reframe that thinking. It’s become a muscle I’ve exercised enough to move through these moments and quit wasting time. Yes, overwhelm is a waste of time – I am the one who overcommitted, and I am the one who… View Article

A Graceful Mindset #1294 

Published on February 8, 2024 Written by

Extending grace offers new pathways.  When you can remain curious during challenging times, keeping an open mind and an open heart, a new space for trust emerges.  The world is not either/or.   The mindset necessary to traverse great divides in opinion, perspective, and beliefs is a tricky balance of suspending what you believe long enough… View Article

Stuck in the Predictable #1293 

Published on February 7, 2024 Written by

Old habits die hard.   No matter how many opportunities I have to recognize the patterns I have which inform my behaviors, I am continuously surprised how it confronts my thinking when a pattern is interrupted. Today, all the parking spaces I “usually” park in were full.   When I realized I was driving around our relatively… View Article

Your Work’s Impact #1292 

Published on February 6, 2024 Written by

What can you do to change, improve, impact, and engage others?  It’s a big question. Do you wake up wondering how you can maximize your impact for yourself, your team at work, your company, your community, perhaps even the world?  If not, why?  What if you imagined 50% of your work was doing your job… View Article

Real Alignment #1291 

Published on February 5, 2024 Written by

Pay attention to actions, not words. People can tell you all they want, but who they are speaks so loudly you can’t hear them.    When people tell you one thing and demonstrate another, trust their actions. Our actions always follow our thinking, beliefs, and intentions.   When words and actions conflict, it tells you the… View Article

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