Category Archives: Productivity

She’ll be coming round the mountain when she comes

Got that stuck in your head now? Good. Me too.
I feel like this is one of those awkward moments where I was supposed to call but didn’t, and then I run into you in the grocery store and say “So…” while shuffling my feet.
So…
I’m being quiet right now. That’s the gist of it. I [...]

Taking care of the goose: Lessons on self-care in business

I think we all agree that as startup business owners, taking care of ourselves is important. So we don’t get burned out…yada, yada, yada. But when we apply that to ourselves personally, it gets a little sketchy. Are we taking care of ourselves, or are we just being lazy? Are we conserving our energy, or [...]

Listening

I’m in listening mode right now. No talking, just listening. Here’s what I’m hearing:
The Hardest Thing About Lifestyle Design by Corbett Blair
Every Idea Is Unoriginal by David Turnbull
The Habit Change Cheatsheet: 29 Ways to Successfully Ingrain a Behavior by Leo Babauta
5 Tips for Sounding Smarter (And Writing That Way) by Emma Alvarez Gibson
Guaranteed Goal Achievement: [...]

Get away from me, burnout! I'm warning you.

First, let me admit to being an idiot. I TOTALLY believed the rumor that balance is for people who don’t love their jobs. It gave me the excuse to work around the clock, in the name of “If I work really really hard, then one day I won’t have to work so hard.” (Now I [...]

The forcefield of rest

Wow. This week has been not my kind of week. First thing Monday morning, I got my wisdom teeth taken out. I wasn’t knocked out because my dentist said it would be easy peasy. Can I just say? That was the MOST TRAUMATIC EXPERIENCE of my life. And they only took out two–the two that [...]