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Three Unexpected Steps to Breaking Your Phone Addiction
The very phone that you are reading this article on may be the source of your depression or anxiety. For your kids, having a phone may mean they're experiencing greater isolation and that they’re at higher risk for suicide. I learned these fun facts from the film The Social Dilemma. In a related post, I talked about my take-aways, as a business therapist, after watching it. But if you’ve read any of my other blogs, you know I’m a humxn of action. So just talking about it wasn’t enough. If yo…
Music Could Solve All Our Problems
Have you ever gotten into your car and turned on the radio, desperately scanning the stations to find that one song that will make your day? No? Okay, that example is perhaps a little outdated. However, if you are like me, having the right music for the right activities is essential. I need my music to get my workout on, to meditate to, and to listen to as I lay my head down at night, just to name a few. And if the song isn’t right… well, let’s just say I’m likely to keep searching until I find …
The Sexy Side of Business
“Ugh, I cannot believe that I have to work three-and-a-half days next week.” As soon as the words left my mouth, I realized how ungrateful I sounded.
I was speaking to my mother, who is one of the biggest inspirations and most amazing entrepreneurs in my life. She is a large reason I am an entrepreneur myself. And, to be clear I LOVE what I do. It’s just that I happen to live way out in the country (yes, on purpose), and so in order to stream, attend large video meetings, or record podcasts, I …
I was speaking to my mother, who is one of the biggest inspirations and most amazing entrepreneurs in my life. She is a large reason I am an entrepreneur myself. And, to be clear I LOVE what I do. It’s just that I happen to live way out in the country (yes, on purpose), and so in order to stream, attend large video meetings, or record podcasts, I …
How Social Media Is Worse than Covid
As a retired therapist, I have worked with clients who have struggled with addiction. Today, in our largely virtual world, I believe many business owners are addicts - not to a particular drug of choice but to their social media accounts.
While calling social media an addiction may or may not ring true for you, now that we are all working from home (or at least have some kind of increased virtual demands on our daily lives), many of us are spending exponentially more time on social media, and u…
While calling social media an addiction may or may not ring true for you, now that we are all working from home (or at least have some kind of increased virtual demands on our daily lives), many of us are spending exponentially more time on social media, and u…
Multi-tasking Can Kiss My A$$
Now that we’re all on video conferences all day long, you’ve probably had a moment recently where you were checking your email or browsing in other tabs or windows during a video call. Suddenly, you hear your name. You experience that “oh sh!t” moment, staring blankly at the screen as your mind scrambles to figure out what the heck everyone is talking about. It may even feel like your fellow meeting attendees somehow knew you weren’t engaged.
Similarly, when you’re only half paying attention to…
Similarly, when you’re only half paying attention to…
Clarity Break
Back in January, I updated my autoresponder to let everyone know I was taking the month off. I specifically shared that the time away was for me to build an overarching strategic plan for the next year as well as plan ahead for each of my companies for the next three years. Not knowing at the time that just a few months later the whole world would be changing, I returned from this time away feeling refreshed and recharged. Obviously much has changed since then, but I still strongly feel the valu…
Who Is Your Yoda?
What questions do you think Luke asked Yoda about his life and path?
How do I know I’m on the right track?
Who should I turn to for advice and guidance?
How do I know I can trust them?
How can I avoid kissing a sibling on the lips?
How many of these questions have you asked yourself in your life? For most of us, the first several questions on that list are very familiar (but hopefully not the last one…).
Like Luke’s Yoda, many great stories have a person (or green creature) who serves as a guide. Th…
How do I know I’m on the right track?
Who should I turn to for advice and guidance?
How do I know I can trust them?
How can I avoid kissing a sibling on the lips?
How many of these questions have you asked yourself in your life? For most of us, the first several questions on that list are very familiar (but hopefully not the last one…).
Like Luke’s Yoda, many great stories have a person (or green creature) who serves as a guide. Th…
Why Humxn is Not Misspelled
“Great article, and I love your content, but just wanted to let you know there was a typo. You spelled ‘human’ wrong in a few places.”
“If you are going to spell it that way, how would you even pronounce it?!”
These are just two of the many comments we have received since I made the choice in my blogs and posts to spell “humxn” with an x (rather than its formal spelling, “human”)
Why, you ask?
To make a point, of course. And, more importantly, to make you pause for a moment.
Many of you already know…
“If you are going to spell it that way, how would you even pronounce it?!”
These are just two of the many comments we have received since I made the choice in my blogs and posts to spell “humxn” with an x (rather than its formal spelling, “human”)
Why, you ask?
To make a point, of course. And, more importantly, to make you pause for a moment.
Many of you already know…
Business Owners: Stop Saying This Now
I have been making a list of all the new COVID-19-related terms all over the media that drive me nuts:
- “new normal”
- “unprecedented times”
- “back to the way things were”
- “managing during a conflict”
- “pivoting your business through a crisis”
Are Your Tools Helping or Hurting You?
I’ve been riding horses for over three decades. (This will come as no surprise to you if you have read some of my previous blogs or have attended or considered our professional development retreats).
Even after so many years of riding, I still take regular riding lessons. Most of the time, the lesson is simply a reminder of what I already know. But sometimes, I still need direction and insight. This week, while I was out on a trail ride on my own, something felt horribly off. I just couldn’t get…
Even after so many years of riding, I still take regular riding lessons. Most of the time, the lesson is simply a reminder of what I already know. But sometimes, I still need direction and insight. This week, while I was out on a trail ride on my own, something felt horribly off. I just couldn’t get…
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