I’m busy. Too busy. … and I hate to admit it, but the first* thing that falls off my to-do list when I’m busy is my workout. I started to think about this the other day. Why is that the first thing to go? It’s not that I don’t value it — I value my […]
Why Networking Events Are Exhausting
In my job, I have to attend at least 3 networking events a month. Preferably 4. For me, as a results oriented gal, I am signing up all over the place. The same can be said for other stats that I can measure. I’m both analytical and weird that way, but I LOVE measures. Yet, […]
The Dave Matthews Effect
Remember the Butterfly Effect? The butterfly effect is a common trope in fiction when presenting scenarios involving time travel and with hypotheses where one storyline diverges at the moment of a seemingly minor event resulting in two significantly different outcomes. I’ve renamed and redefined it the Dave Matthews Effect. The Dave Matthews effect is a […]
It’s 5:00 somewhere!
Who cares that it’s Monday here, and Friday nowhere on earth right now?! At 3:40ish today, I was craving a beer. This doesn’t happen often… and the first thing that popped into my head was “Hmm… Maybe I should wait for at least an hour?” Wait! Let me remind you: I work for myself out […]
Deprogramming our Genetic Make-Up
I want to test a hypothesis: Can professionals who care too much at work, learn to care less and still succeed? I was having lunch with a friend and we were talking about my recent “a-ha” which I shared in a previous blog: Being Essential at Work. She had a similar story. She had two […]
Being Comfortable in Your Own Skin
Today I met with a company executive at an ad agency in town, and she and I immediately hit it off after five minutes into the conversation. We were set up to meet by her company founder and didn’t really have more context than the fact he thought “you two should meet”. Maybe it’s one […]
Scrap A.D.D. – We are all just S.U.R.V.I.V.I.N.G.
Whenever I turn on the radio, if it ain’t bad news, it’s news about some syndrome we all have. Mine is the same as many folks in the creative industry – A.D.D. It’s not just creative types who have it. After working with a friend on his business goals and talking about all of his […]
Did I mention Coursera?
I feel like the new marketing maven of Coursera.org – an online consortium of universities with a ton of classes. I am becoming a junkie – on my fifth course – and evangelizing like crazy! One that I found helpful was Developing Innovative Companies – which Agent N and I took together. Every teacher is […]
Today’s Goal: Simplicity
At a workshop, I was completing my project and was approached by some participants who were politely asking what it represented. (I am being a little covert about it to entice you to come learn more about this “project”!) Although I have some pretty lofty goals, my big goal for the day, and maybe for […]
Baggage
About two years ago, I was going on a crucial four-day business trip. My flight was early in the morning, so in addition to getting myself out the door in time, I had to ensure the rest of the family were ready early too. My husband had his usual hectic work day to look forward […]
