James Clear shares that “happiness is simply the absence of desire…Happiness is not about the achievement of pleasure (which is joy or satisfaction), but about the lack of desire. It arrives when you have no urge to feel differently. Happiness is the state you enter when you no longer want to change your state.” As… View Article
Do you have a favorite playlist? I do. I have many. In fact, one of my favorite things to do is to come up with the music to set the perfect ambiance for gatherings. I enjoy thinking about who will be there, what the purpose of the event is – social, learning, thinking, fun, connecting… … View Article
Gratitude, simplicity, order. This is my filtering recipe for 2023. I’m going to apply these three words in concert as often as possible to guide my thinking, decisions, priorities, and actions for 2023. I’ve incorporated them into my personal plan and also hope my team will align with them for our business this year. As… View Article
Being efficient and effective are important to me. In fact, they may be a love language! 😊 This week, two of my teams focused on language as they set their goals for the year, so we promptly dug into our dictionary to discern the difference between efficient and effective. According to dictionary.com, Efficient = performing… View Article
Trying new things is exhilarating for me. Not knowing how to do something frees my mind to let go of expectations around performance and how things are supposed to be happening. When I recently tried pickleball for the first time, I enjoyed learning how to borrow from other sports I’d played as well as let… View Article
Today was a late blog day. My session ran later into the evening. Clients also called for help and I needed to respond. While I had ideas of doing something creative and thoughtful earlier today, they became a distant memory. I sat down to write and fell asleep sitting up. So here is the result… View Article
When your mind is open, everyone can be your teacher. Part of my learning last week included new experiences. One was a water experience. It was a series of 3 pools, one lukewarm (80ish degrees), one hot (105 degrees) and one cold (55 degrees). The instructions were to cycle through the three pools three times,… View Article
It’s good to shake it up. As you know, I was away for the last week of 2022. One of the gifts was to shake up the way I do things while away. I’m a morning person. While I enjoy waking up and being at my best, the reality is it’s okay to interrupt what… View Article
Having spent the week ending 2022 and beginning 2023 in Arizona, reflecting, eating healthy, celebrating, doing new things, and truly unplugging was one of the best gifts I’ve received. I met my dear friend Kelly Knight at the airport and though we’ve never traveled together, it was terrifically easy. Our interests and pacing are similar. … View Article
As I evaluate 2022 and contemplate 2023, I’m aware of the learning opportunities available to me. I love to learn and grow, and my drive to do so needs to be channeled effectively. Questions I’m considering as I pause in the in-between space of 2022 and 2023: What questions are you considering?
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