In last week’s blog, we talked about saying “yes” with enthusiasm. If you are going to be able to say “yes” with enthusiasm, you have to practice saying “no” with confidence (or if you aren’t yet confident, keep practicing and you will become more confident!). How many times have you said “no” but then someone […]
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Last week, we emphasized the “power of pausing” and reflecting on how a particular invitation or opportunity would align with our current priorities and what is most important to us. When we consider the impact of this “yes” on our work, our family and other priorities and we can still say “yes,” then we can
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We are all bombarded by requests and demands. We often have a sense of urgency in responding either “yes” or “no,” but what if we decided to wait – to pause – before responding? What if we take a look at our “Ideal Week” and our list of “More or Less” before we respond to
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As we continue on our journey to “Escape the Overwhelm,” today we are spending time reflecting on what is really important to us. This is particularly timely because today is our first daughter Clara’s 5th heavenly birthday. During the days and weeks that followed her death, I was able to be more clear than ever
Hopefully this week, you have been applying some of the strategies from last week’s post on Escaping the Overwhelm. It often takes a while for us to get to the point of “overwhelm” so it makes sense that it will take some time to get “out” of that overwhelmed place. One of the most effective
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How often do you feel overwhelmed? Is it daily, weekly or only occasionally? When we are working with partners and coalitions, it’s easy to get overwhelmed by all that needs to be done in order to successfully work together well. In addition, partnership and coalition-building is often only part of the work we are expected
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