(How to Stop and Assess) So, how do you stop and actually listen? Even if you don’t feel like you’re doing it right or doing it well or even doing it at all? What you do is you take the time and see what comes from it. And since I would never talk about something I don’t practice, here’s my example: I took the time this past month to do some checking in. Some of it was scheduled, some of it, life schedules it for you, whether or not you want it. I have considered November as a cleanup time.…
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Not because we have to but because we get to… Photo by cottonbro studio I get frustrated when “The Work” (all the things that all the people do to make sure that we can do all the things we need and want to do) seems to be ignored, debased, reviled, and denied. (See last week’s rant if you want more background on what I’m referencing.) “The Work” affects us beyond what we and others do that keep life running around us. “The Work” is actually what brings us life. Not because we got someone to clean our house, because someone…
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Whether or not you are doing it yourself “The Work” is the daily stuff of life that has to be done, those tasks that you don’t want to do, that aren’t “fun”, the stuff that actually moves you forward but tends to be ignored… I have spent many times speaking with people who are in charge of things who have no idea what is actually going on (both personally and professionally.) It’s depressing. It’s frustrating. But most of all it is mind-boggling… How, if you are “in charge” of such things, do you have not a clue of what is…
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“The Work” is the daily stuff of life that has to be done, those tasks that you don’t want to do, that aren’t “fun”, the stuff that actually moves you forward but tends to be ignored… Photo by Liliana Drew Okay, so you want to do “The Work” – you know you need to do “The Work”… But you will do anything and everything, to not do “The Work.” It may not be fun. It’s usually not a great story (unless you like reading about daily chores, cleaning up messes, cooking a meal for the 500,000th time, writing crappy first…
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I know, what in God’s name is this woman talking about? Hear me out. I’ve been in lots of conversations lately in my various roles (full-time, part-time, volunteer, etc.) about getting things done. It’s something I do, which is why people ask me to do lots of things. (And then I burnout but that’s my problem that I’m here to grow through…) I’ve never known an idea that I couldn’t get done. I have many gifts and one of them is taking any idea and finding a way to make it a reality in the physical world. Especially if it’s…