“How can I help my team increase their self-awareness?” This was the most common question I got while at the CMAA World Conference in Vegas earlier this month. (Well, besides the question: “Have you done anything for fun while in Vegas!?” The answer is yes, btw, I saw Cirque du Soleil’s Michael Jackson One and it was off the charts! People moonwalking up the side wall, zombies dropping down from the ceiling to Thriller, and …
I felt pretty good about myself – slightly cocky, even – until I heard my husband explaining my reaction to the way the dishwasher was loaded to our couple’s therapist. With a sheepish smile, I sank lower in my chair. If I were a blusher, my cheeks would have turned as pink as my Kate Spade reading glasses. Having another person witness my behavior, even through story, brought more awareness to my reactions – and …
As high performers, we are driven to do our best. For the most part, this serves us, but as we strive for excellence in everything, we can feel overwhelmed or quickly burn out. If we fall into the trap of achieving perfection, we have given ourselves over to a form of procrastination (and stay stuck trying to attain something that’s not even possible). It can help us to implement what I call Marquis Moments. ☝️ On Sunday night, …
I don’t like when I scream at my kids. I hate it when my mind is too tired to think of creative solutions for my challenges at work. And I always regret when I lay into my husband from stress. I have found there is one activity that helps reduce all of these cringe-worthy behaviors of mine. It’s something you and I already know we need to do. It’s probably on your to-do list right now. It’s …
🐯 200: The number of white tigers that exist in the world today. 📺 “The One With The Male Nanny” is the 200th episode of the TV show Friends. 🎶 “Changes” by David Bowie is the 200th greatest song of all time, according to Rolling Stone. 🥔 There are more than 200 types of potatoes sold in the U.S. 💜🟣🟪 🎉 200: The number of blogs I have written since founding my business in 2017!! 🎉 🟪🟣💜 Writing 200 blogs …