David: Hire more people. Delegate. We would have crashed and burned this season without the addition of our team. The last thing you need as a founder is to be exhausted for too long a period of time — you become impulsive, you make mistakes. Julian: Yes, being able to identify our strengths and then delegating and…
I learned my lesson about false appearances when I took my oldest daughter on college visits in 2008. Entering a lecture hall from the top of an amphitheater, I was dumbstruck that even though every student had a laptop open on their lap to take notes, 90% of the screens were open to Facebook. As…
Culture eats strategy for breakfast — it’s more than likely that first-time entrepreneurs don’t get the culture quite right from the start and the culture needs to go through a series of iterations as the company scales. Our strategy has been remarkably consistent since day one and has kept us grounded as our company evolves. Don’t get…
Show gratitude for all of those things you have acknowledged: Quickly jot down five things you are grateful for, make sure they comprise the good and not so good things. What are the lessons and triumphs you can see coming out of the struggles? Note: Be honest with yourself in this assessment, as the balance…
Team cohesion: It’s important to make the teams feel like one team, rather than two teams a thousand miles apart. The best way to do this is to do projects together by pairing people between the two teams. Working together, in the trenches, is where trust and camaraderie is established. Holding weekly demos or architecture…
Set reasonable goals. Perfectionists have high standards. These standards tend to lead to setting goals that are not realistic. For example, setting a goal of finishing several major projects in a day. Thus, leading to the feeling of being overwhelmed and stressed. Perfectionists should set more attainable goals. This allows for a person to have…
Four tips to help you prioritize self-compassion so you can be there for others. By Barbara Karnes, RN, American Hospice Pioneer at www.bkbooks.com Maskot/ Getty Images I’ve been helping healthcare workers take care of themselves during this pandemic. They have some unique challenges in accepting death not as a failure but as a part of living. With…
September 29, 2021 — 7:00 AM We hear it (and say it) all the time: “I wish I could have started my yoga practice earlier.” As a practice, yoga calms and focuses the mind, strengthens and opens the body, and gives us an opportunity to get to know ourselves better… Of course we want more…
September 29, 2021 — 0:04 AM Unless this is your first time on the internet, you’ve probably already heard of probiotics. You may already know that, on a basic level, they’re good for your gut health, but do they have any targeted benefits for men?* We dug into the research—and tapped into some health experts—to…
Ah, work meetings. Sometimes you go into them feeling alert, positive, and ready to tackle any challenges that arise, and sometimes you…don’t. Many factors can affect how we show up to a meeting, some of which are out of our control. However, emerging research is finding that there is one manageable thing that can really…
