The Pursuit of Excellence
“Excellence” just becomes a more respectable word for “control” which is a fancy version of “manipulation” which is a physiological word for “sin.”… Emily Freeman I read these words from the book Simply Tuesday and let them sink in. I help overwhelmed professionals EXCEL. Is it wrong to excel? No. But it depends on
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Tips in 10: Tips to Keep Facebook from Driving You Crazy
In this week’s Tips in 10 I talk about ways to navigate Facebook so that your stream has more of what you like, and less of what you don’t. And I give myself a grade for how I did one a week of trying to cut back on Facebook. As always, you do not need
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How to Make the Most of Remote Work at Coffee Shops
In another post, I shared that my attitude toward working at coffee shops had changed. But I don’t want to throw the idea completely under the bus. There are good things about working away from your normal office, such as A fresh perspective. The energy of people. A stimulating environment. Coffee. But coffee shop work
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Big, or Solid?
If they don’t know who you are, then you have been given the gift of obscurity. Let this not be offensive. Let this be a relief. – from the book Simply Tuesday by Emily P. Freeman One of those thoughts that make you go “Wow.” I am a platform builder. I work with/for platform builders (among
One Key Quality, One Great Tool
A few weeks ago, I started doing a Facebook live once a week, discussing a topic of interest to overwhelmed professionals, and have been pleased to see how many people are viewing these. I’m also delighted to have discovered a way to embed these into my site. So for this week’s post, I’m including the
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Guest Post: Unique Ways to Use a Paper Clip
One thing most professionals have is plenty of paper clips. I came across this video of several unique ways to use them besides the standard clipping of papers. Enjoy!
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Do You Really Need to Do Your Best?
“1st Olympics–4th Olympic medal (3 gold and 1 bronze) Y’all aight out there? bc Im more than happy!” – Simone Biles tweet Leave it to a young person to remind us all what “doing your best” is all about. The girl who America hoped would come home with five medals–did–but not all gold. Yet, a
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Why I've Cut Back on Working at Coffee Shops
Since I spend many hours by myself, I sometimes work at a coffee shop as a way to get out among the “land of the living.” Being in the presence of other people in a unique environment expands my perspective, supports my creativity, and gives me lingering time to think and create. But it’s not
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