Thank you for the positive response to our Effectively Efficient (Part 1) #1011 blog! In response to your comments, I wanted to create a clear distinction suggesting where each term makes sense in terms of your success. Early in the process, becoming effective is important. At the start of any endeavor, it’s more important to… View Article
One of the joys we have at YESS! is working with clients we consider friends and family. It’s a joy because the vast majority of them feel the same way. When it comes time to making a connection, hiring a partner, making a referral, or helping others solve problems, our first thought is to connect… View Article
When asked about how to stay informed, challenge routine thinking, and keep up with the world, I use these three resources. With all the content available, I find myself searching for those resources which inform, challenge my thinking, and deliver high value in short form on a daily or weekly basis. My three constants for… View Article
The challenge is real with mental health. Finding ways to help others with the struggle is not easy. Whether we admit it or not, our world stigmatizes and dismisses mental health issues. Our systems make it difficult to receive comprehensive care, insurance doesn’t recognize its legitimacy, navigating the resources requires time, dedication and just short… View Article
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
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