The first few months of the year felt like a shake-down hike for me. It was a month of recalibrating and avoidance of “goal-setting” with the intention of getting settled into the year before committing whole-heartedly to what I’m packing for the actual trip. Now that we’re heading into the next season, let’s give a little self-love and focus internally so that we have what it takes to set out for the big trip.
Read MoreIt’s ok to be a leader who doesn’t have answers, but instead invites a pause, listens, and creates space to sit in the uncertainty. Have compassion for one another, loads and buckets and overflowing amounts of compassion for those around you.
Read MoreThe reason why we confidently make thousands of micro-decisions a day is because we’ve built up those habits and rhythms over time by experience. We stacked up millions of taste-test moments in our lives to know our likes/dislikes/preferences and we act accordingly. And when we begin to look at large scale decisions, it’s no different.
Read MoreWhat I learned was that those desired outcomes of productivity are what actually drove me to this place of running. The desire to keep pushing and grinding through my days left no time to think, feel or process the weight of this past year. What I thought I wanted was actually the problem. The thought of productivity was masking the processing of a collective heaviness.
Read MoreMy team was on the verge of burnout. Towards the end of 2020, I was sensing exhaustion and a lack of motivation with my team. As I was noticing my team move towards burnout, I knew something needed to change, and for change to occur, I had to pay attention and be curious to the current reality of my team.
Read MoreHere’s what I’ve learned about transitions - each of us approach and respond differently based on the type of transition, whether it was expected, planned, anticipated, or unexpected. Remember that recent change you experienced?
Read MoreTheory is great, but practice is better. I learn by doing and a fundamental component of these morning routines is to get up and do them. There is power in a shared experience and this experiment is no different.
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