When I talk about HEART and explain the five checkpoints, the first question I usually get is: how often do I practice using them? The answer is: not as often as I should. Allow me to illustrate my point with a story: The other morning, I got out of bed and said my back hurt….
Before I wrote a book, I thought that turning the final manuscript edits in was the end of the process. What I’ve learned now that I’ve actually written a book is that the work doesn’t stop there! Once the final words are written (and edited… and rewritten… and rewritten again), the work moves from writing…
Warning: I have no idea where this post is going. I’ll try to connect the dots at some point, but I’m feeling the urge to just write, so I’m leaning in. Almost two years ago, I returned home from Engage!11 with this little nugget stuck in my head: you’ve got to get rid of the…
When things are going great, it’s hard to risk. The top of the mountain feels GREAT. The wind is whipping through your hair, and there are a ton of Leonardo-Dicaprio-at-the-helm-of-the-Titanic moments. Heaven forbid we risk it all. When you’re building a company, you’re climbing a mountain. On your way up, the victories are numerous. At…
I’ve seen a lot of people on Instagram getting their Day Designer worksheets filled out! Someone even shot me a question about how to fill out one of the worksheets, so I thought I’d do a quick tutorial to help you complete your worksheets! The most important thing to remember during these worksheets is this:…
The introduction to Step 9 needs to start with a story from my life, but it is a story that is hard to talk about, so I’ll spare you the details. A year ago, I was caffeine-addicted, not exercising, and frankly, probably not spending enough time with my kids. Life was a whirlwind. To be…
