Who gets to decide what your ‘potential’ is?
Who gets to decide what your “potential” for a well-run business or a well-lived life should be? Potential as a yardstick or a destination rankles me a bit.
Entries by Margaret
It’s just March…is your mental clutter already building?
If you already find, less than 1/4 of the way through 2019, that you’re carrying too much clutter in your head, let’s do a little mental decluttering together.
On being a ‘mission with a company’
I’ve always thought a business with a strong purpose was the most important thing I could cultivate. But I see now that I’ve had it all turned around.
The gift of envy for the self-employed (and everyone else)
Envy. At one time or another, we’ve all felt it. Yet this icky feeling can bring with it a powerful gift.
The under-appreciated ritual of avoiding improvement
We’re all constantly learning, evolving & improving ourselves/our work. It’s how we grow. I absolutely agree that’s a great plan—until it isn’t.
Do our clients care about us too?
We all care about our clients’ dreams. But how much do they care about yours? Should they? Pondering the mystery of reciprocity in our work.
My ‘Word of the Year’ for 2019? You’re not gonna like it.
I haven’t jumped on the “Word of the Year” bandwagon for a couple of years now, but this year I’m drawn to do it for myself.
The annual planning retreat deconstructed: Beautiful, painful, and absolutely necessary
Are you able to find—or create—an island of sanity in your busy day/week/year to sink into planning what comes next? No matter what it looks like, give it a try.
More of and Less of: The strange magic in knowing exactly why you do what you do
It’s a universal truth in self-employment: Some days, (or weeks, or months) it’s tough to stay on track. I have a secret weapon that I use in these times: It’s the More of/Less of Game.
Show me your process, not just your perfection
I work with so many people stalled in their progress. Would they be so frustrated if we weren’t always surrounded by this illusion of perfection?