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Sunshine Streaming Across the Coffee Table: A Portrait of My Afternoon
The sun is shining. I have a card table in front of my office window, and I have an extra chair here. I'm going to take a photo in a moment, and I'm tempted to tidy up, but this is real life: the piles, the notebooks, the clutter that collects. I haven't worked at my...
How Do You Pace Yourself?
I really enjoy running on the treadmill, mostly for one reason — I can set my pace and keep it. If I set the treadmill to 6 miles per hour, then I finish a mile in ten minutes with a steady rhythm. I can choose and stick with my pace. Running outside, even with a...
Confessions of a Type 2
Two fifth grade memories: One day, I tore up my bus ticket and walked home from school instead, with my next door neighbor, Eric who was a year older than me. He told me we’d get home around the same time as the bus and I believed him. That two mile walk took much...
Are You Ready?
There are only a few days left, so I hope you'll act on this opportunity today. My friend and client, Sonia Di Maulo initiated the "I am Ready!" Campaign, and she is asking the question "What are YOU Ready For?" She wants to encourage and support emerging leaders as...
Dreaming with Whitney Johnson
I'm excited today to have a guest post on Whitney Johnson's blog. My post is a letter to Whitney, in which I encourage her and outline the work we are doing together to prepare for the launch of her upcoming book Dare, Dream, Do: Remarkable Things Happen When You Dare...
What Makes an Ideal Day
Since I posted about my ideal day, I've enjoyed some great days, but none that exactly match my description. In the process, I've thought about the key components of an ideal day. Unpacking my earlier description, my ideal day includes: Exercise. I feel best when I...
This
The day begins with me slipping out of bed, pulling on a sweatshirt over my pajamas, and heading downstairs to my favorite chair. I grab my laptop and a fuzzy blanket and sit in the dark. The house is quiet and it's so dark that I can't see anything outside except...
A Tool to Help You Create a Positive Work Environment
On the top of one of the piles in my office is a new book from my friend Chris Edmonds, #POSITIVITY at WORK TWEET. Chris and his co-author, Lisa Zigarmi, are launching their book this week, and though Chris and Lisa are not formally clients of Weaving Influence, I am...
Creating a Positive Work Environment
One by one, our daughters stepped up to the webcam, five girls in all: my three and her two. My home office isn't huge and with all the girls joining us for part of the Skype call, it could have felt crowded, but it didn't. I felt my world expanding in the small space...
Not a Bad Word
At our house, we're pretty strict about "bad words." Stupid is a on the list for example. So is hate. If one of the girls says a bad word, her sisters are quick to tattle. "Mom, she said a bad word!" Sometimes when I mention the word automation in social media...
Friends in Real Life
He sent a note in Facebook, to let me know about his "massive shift" using social media. He said he was winnowing down to "IRL" friends and he wished me the best. We're still connected on Twitter and LinkedIn, so he hasn't disappeared completely. I felt grateful for...
Finding My Way
My daughter Cami is a voracious reader. At any given time, I'll walk around the house and find a half dozen or more books open, face down, holding her place. She reads books and rereads them: library books, books borrowed from her teacher, and books from her own...