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Who Do You Work For?
Recently I talked about the importance of Saying Yes to the Yes People in your life, and why you need to know who those Yes People are. (The Yes People, in brief, are the folks who call you up at in the middle of the Bachelorette Finale and want to talk about...
Say Yes to The Yes People
One day last week, I got an email from the assistant of someone I know and respect very highly. The email was asking me to do something. A close reader would've realized that it would take more than 5 minutes (actually 20 to 40 times as long), but I didn't read it...
My Evening Routine
Morning routines aren't the only thing you need to set yourself up for a great day. My evening routine is also essential to making sure I'm ready for action. It's been tweaked a bit over time, but here are the main steps I do on most evenings: Wear my blue-light...
The Better Life Challenge: A New, Free Ebook
Yesterday my latest book, The Better Life: Small Things You Can Do Right Where You Are, came out, and today I'm celebrating. The book is a memoir in stories, urging you to live a better life by doing such big-little-hard-easy things as: Say yes, Say no, Quit...
The Better Life is Here!
Today, something fun happened. A book that started as a collection of some of my best blog posts (and then expanded well beyond) came out, live in the flesh. The Better Life: Small Things You Can Do Right Where You Are, is here. (It's currently sold out on Amazon, so...
Why You Need to Track Your Days
This week, my latest book, The Better Life: Small Things You Can Do Right Where You Are, came out. The book is a memoir in stories, urging you to live a better life by doing such big-little-hard-easy things as: Say yes, Say no, Quit something, Take your mornings...
Why You Need to Do Your Big Task in the Morning
If you like reading about productivity, then you've likely heard the now-common advice to do the hard thing first thing. Brian Tracy of Eat that Frog! fame is one of the biggest proponents of this strategy, and his teachings have done much to convince folks that doing...
Six Things I Do Every Morning
Last week I told you all about my new obsession with MyMorningRoutine.com, a website that combines my love of learning how other people spend their time with my love for hacking your morning routine to make yourself more productive all day (and all year) long. If you...
What’s Your Morning Routine?
Lately I've become increasingly obsessed with a cool little website called MyMorningRoutine.com. Given the cryptic name, you likely have no idea what it's about. Luckily, I'm here to inform. Newsflash: It's all about different people's morning routines! It comes out...
Want Something? Ask for it.
If you really want something, you’ve got to ask for it. At least that’s what Emily told me. Six years ago, I met Emily Balistieri, (aka @tiger), back when Twitter was a tiny company of fifty and we had both started work. Emily was there, doing fun stuff, and we hung...
The One Kind of Meeting that Always Works
Let’s be clear: I hate meetings. Hate them with a passion. Want to get a whole lot of nothing done? Invite a dozen people, give them an unclear goal, no agenda, and 60 minutes to have at it. Better yet, do it on a conference call. Rinse, and repeat. That said, there...
Why I Can’t Lean In Without My Husband
When my mother was in business school, there were five women in her graduating class. (Two of whom she still works with.) When I went to business school, women made up a bit more than 30% of the class. That’s progress. My mother, who has spent her career in finance,...
Three Ways to Make Your Business Trip Feel Like a Vacation
I recently finished up a great trip to Japan thanks to All Nippon Airways, where I met with a number of Japanese entrepreneurs and social entrepreneurs in Tokyo. It was a wonderful, whirlwind trip, and on my flight home I spent a lot of time thinking about what makes...
On Being a Digital Humanitarian
This is a guest post from Patrick Meier, a digital humanitarian I met years ago through his amazing work. He has a powerful story I'm excited to share. Read more about him below;) # When my wife went missing after a devastating earthquake struck Port-au-Prince on...
How to Find Work Life Balance As an Accomplished Depressive {Guest Post}
This guest post comes in via Molly Dunn, a pal from business school who is rocking the world. Importantly, Molly is rocking the world despite a diagnosis of clinical depression, and shares about the journey at her blog DepressionWhoNeedsIt. Although depression isn't...