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The Power of Place

Sometimes, all it takes to take you back is a building. Stacks of steel and concrete or the way the fairway looks in that sunlight can transport you back a decade or more. Looking out a bedroom window or down a hallway that doesn’t seem so big anymore brings back memories and milestones you’d forgotten [...]

May 17, 2012 0 comments CONTINUE READING THIS POST →
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Our Work/Life Balance is Missing Something

The problem with trying to define and then advise on the idea of work/life balance is that the term is lacking. Trying to compartmentalize every bit of who we are either into a “work” category or a “life” category means we miss many of the fine details of who we are and we may even [...]

March 27, 2012 2 comments CONTINUE READING THIS POST →
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When You Say Yes

It can be hard to say no. But you have to. Whether you’re aware or not, all your yes-saying is also no-saying. When you say yes to something, you’re also saying no to something else. Your time is limited. You can’t do it all. Say yes only to what matters. Otherwise, you’ll be saying no [...]

March 23, 2012 0 comments CONTINUE READING THIS POST →
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Tools of the Trade

Grace Boyle recently wrote about what tools she uses or has had recommended to her to better manage her work or life. Read her post for a full list of new, cool apps and online tools. I thought I’d follow suit and make a list of the stuff I use regularly to do what I [...]

March 20, 2012 5 comments CONTINUE READING THIS POST →
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Pause More

At some point, we started rewarding motion more than achievement. Being busy (or at least looking busy) became as important as accomplishing something. We cared about input more than output. What was lost in all this hustle and flow was the idea of the pause. We missed out on the chance to take a rest, [...]

March 15, 2012 2 comments CONTINUE READING THIS POST →

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