Virtual conferences can be a big win for you professionally. Here’s how to make your next conference experience your best yet. Clear your calendar. Take the time to clear your calendar. You (or your company) have invested a lot of money for you to be at the conference, so be…

You can wallow or you can grow. It’s up to you. — We all have seasons in our lives that challenge us. When we hit rough seasons we are most often losing something that we loved dearly and want back. When we are in a rough season of our lives, we quickly begin to obsess about what was, what isn’t, and what…

Don’t fall into the knowing trap. It can keep you in an echo chamber of your own making. — Our days are filled connecting with our teams, our families and our communities. We keep up on the news, events within our industries, and within the dynamics of our families. We feel we are reasonably well informed and know what the issues that are most important. We know what our…

A reminder that you still have value and that silver linings are real. — Yesterday I wrote about the value of building your resiliency as a way to help you adapt to the big and small rocks that life can throw at you. Little did I know that less than 24 hours later would be put to use. …

Resiliency can change how you see the world and how to approach problems. — Life can be challenging and this year has proven that life can turn challenging into the unbearable. If you are struggling to handle the surge of information or the curve balls that life can throw at you, it is easy to slip into unhelpful feelings and behaviors like avoidance, anger…

This one behavior will be a game changer to how you approach anything you do. — There are behaviors in life that once adopted, change the way in which you approach everything that you see or do. Behaviors that enable you to see beyond the face value of what is in front of you to the potential of something so much better. One of these behaviors…

Fast only works if you get smarter along the way — We’ve become a culture obsessed with being busy and doing things faster. We search for ways to become more productive, to get more done, and all in less time. This morning I read an article in WIRED focused on how to listen to more podcasts. In the article, they interviewed…

Don’t throw out the good behaviors and habits you’ve built — I’ve always had a love/hate relationship with routines. I love the powerful nature of routines as they release you from the myriad of decisions that bombard you during the day. What should I have for breakfast? Should I wear this outfit or this one? Does it even matter when it…

We are the result of not only our actions, but our inactions. — In a world that rewards being busy and doing more in less time, spending time on anything that isn’t immediately productive feels like a waste of time. This always on culture comes at a significant cost — a cost to us emotionally and mentally. …