TGIF, Happy Friday welcome to a shiny new quarter! A client once said to me, "If I could spend half as much time on half as many things, I would be twice as effective." This thought while profound, is a trend we see over and over again in our work. The endless wheel-spinning of urgent but lower-value work distracts us, especially in times of growth it becomes amplified because our time is not just focused on innovating but on delivering.
Happy Friday and February to you! It's the month of love and there's not much that can top the fulfilling feeling of doing work that inspires you. One of my favorite entrepreneurial thought leaders, Dan Sullivan of Strategic Coach® teaches that "the most successful people are those who have learned how to focus on and leverage their unique strengths. In other words, they build their lives around their abilities, not their disabilities." He began talking about his realizations as “Unique Ability®," the essence of what you love to do and naturally do best.
Happy Friday and welcome to the start of another amazing year together! 2018 will be so hard to top, but this year, I personally am focusing on "taking the time to take it in." This means extending the energy to be present, it means hyperfocusing on what I am saying yes to and being willing to say no to most everything else.
Happy Friday and welcome to the last month of the year! I hope this year has been as wonderful for you as it has been for me. Forty was definitely fabulous, and filled with so many positive things. As I reflect on the last year, I can think of so many things to be thankful for both personally and professionally, below are our top 10 for 2018:
The Secret Silver Bullet for Entrepreneurs
Welcome to June and the start of summer! I turned 40 yesterday, and in our last issue of 12Lite, I shared some of my favorite life insights from the last 40 years. At the top of my list is that it takes years to become an overnight success. Anyone successful would tell you this, and they would also tell you that it doesn't happen by accident. It's about intention and just figuring out the next best step that you can take to get there.
Believe (in) the Hype!
It's an e xciting start to the weekend here in Philadelphia. Our Eagles are Super Bowl bound , and our city's energy level is at an unprecendented height. To the right, my son- Underdog Nathan- headed off to school today. :)I've been a rabid Eagles fan my entire life. Growing up, I remember the days of Buddy Ryan. My grandmother, a die-hard Iggles fan, used to sit outside in her green satin embroidered Eagles jacket listening to the game on the radio and cheering on our team. Even before I really understood the game, I had an ingrained love for the Eagles and the sport.
The Year of Hyperfocus
Happy Friday and welcome to 2018! What a fun year we have in front of us! As entrepreneurs, we are inherently excited by all of the opportunities, ideas and projects that surround us almost by nature. Because of our open minds, it's as if the universe dangles these sparkly goodies in front of us, knowing that we possess the required chutzpah to make it happen! The hard part is, all of that distraction diffuses our energy and focus.
It’s hard to believe we are already half-way through Q4! I hope this month has you well on the way to manifesting all of those awesome goals you set for the year! The secret I’ve learned about goals is that while it’s always crucial to have them to inform direction, it’s also just as important to accept and welcome that they can change. Sometimes, the change is out of our control, sometimes new priorities emerge and sometimes we need to just re-evaluate entirely and come up with new solutions.
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