Field Guide to Transition #203

Four Questions to Help You Through the Messy Middle…   So much of what I’m observing these days in the personal development literature and thinking has to do with big goals and small steps.  Any big project is daunting, and so much of the work is hard, messy and in the middle – far from […]

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Are Relentless Interruptions Killing Your Productivity?

Five Sneaky Culprits in the Workplace That Scuttle Deep Work and Three Solutions You have a presentation due in three weeks, and you’ve developed a project plan and scheduled time to get it done.  You know you need uninterrupted time every day to perform at an exceptional professional level.  This work will move the organization […]

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No Tolerance for Leisure?

No  Tolerance for Leisure…Or, My New Year’s Resolution 2018 has begun, and the usual goal setting and resolution making has not yet resolved.  I have hesitated this year, because I am trying to pare down the “to do” list in my life – it has been too long for too long.  We must be vigilant […]

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Field Guide to Modern Day Transition #101

Change and Transition…and Seasons of Life   …Preparing for Winter… On the East Coast in the fall, when the leaves start changing, we start to think about what we need to do to winterize our homes.  We get out the winter clothes, put the storm windows on, stack wood, clean the chimney, bag up piles […]

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Ugh, Networking

Ugh, Networking   For so many years, I’ve had this aversion to the type of networking that occurs in many of the professional organizations – the kind of place where you have your business cards handy, smoothly carry your wine and appetizers, deftly hand over your business card; where so many are there relentlessly self-promoting […]

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