Patti and John tell the story of their whirl-wind trip to Paris back in 2014. This Memorial Day weekend was jam packed and there were all the usual flight delays and changes of plans that made them realize that they handled stress well together. They now recommend that for anyone in a relationship ready to… Continue reading Podcast – S2E06 – How to Stress Test Your Relationship
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Podcast – S2E05 – Simplifying Through Routine
In random learnings, John talks Census and Patti talks about her experience with Deep Work. The theme this week revolves around simplifying your life through routine and how it helps increase happiness and reduce anxiety and decisions. They walk through routines they practice as well as examples from others. If you want to start a… Continue reading Podcast – S2E05 – Simplifying Through Routine
Podcast – S2E04 – Visualizing Your Perfect Day
We made it to the 15th episode! With Patti recovering from the flu, John and she discuss the importance of know what your perfect day is and why visualizing it matters. If you don’t know what it looks like how will you ever know if you’re getting close to having one? Try thinking about it… Continue reading Podcast – S2E04 – Visualizing Your Perfect Day
Podcast – S2E03 – Knowing Your Values
In random learnings, John talks about his experience with rating nonprofits as a community voter for the https://www.victorycupinitiative.org/. The big event is usually in February where the chosen non profits compete by telling their story for a chance to a grand prize of $20,000! The theme this episode was Values, why it’s important to identify… Continue reading Podcast – S2E03 – Knowing Your Values
Podcast – S2E02 – Embracing Curiosity
In Random Learnings, Patti talks about the incoming cohort of the Orlando New Leaders Council. To read some of their bios, visit https://www.newleaderscouncil.org/orlando Embracing curiosity is a way to remain present and be fully absorbed in the moment. It takes practice and can really make you remember things in more vivid detail. There becomes a… Continue reading Podcast – S2E02 – Embracing Curiosity
Podcast – S2E01 – Giving and Receiving Feedback
We’re back with season 2! We added some new segments for the season such as Microstory and Kudos. The theme for this episode spans giving and receiving feedback in work, play, and personal relationships. Productive Flourishing, by Charlie Gilkey, was also mentioned in Random Learnings. Click here to listen or subscribe from your favorite podcast… Continue reading Podcast – S2E01 – Giving and Receiving Feedback
Three things you need to know before buying your next planner
Prologue from Patti: This post was written at the end of the year, so for some of you, now is the time to think of the new year! Now is the time to reflect on the past and make those resolutions for more productivity! Now is the time to buy the new 2020 planner! For… Continue reading Three things you need to know before buying your next planner
Becoming a Manager (when you’re a Millennial), Getting Managed
The below reflections are based on a blog post I wrote earlier called “In My Bosses Shoes” where I wrote about having learned the different facets of having to “manage up.” In order to learn how to lead the other generations well, you have to first understand how you want to be managed by your… Continue reading Becoming a Manager (when you’re a Millennial), Getting Managed
Becoming a Manager (when you’re a Millennial), An Intro
Millennials, particularly the Millennial A’s, are defined (by me) as those who may have had a cellphone in high school, but they were still paying for every minute. It was also either attached to a bag or at least didn’t flip closed. We (because I’m one of them) are now entering management roles where we… Continue reading Becoming a Manager (when you’re a Millennial), An Intro
Wildly Important
I finally finished Deep Work, by Cal Newport, and immediately started reading it again. I started it as soon as I finished because it was so chock full of amazing recommendations for how to employ deep work that I needed to read it again to make sure I absorbed everything. While I’ll give you an… Continue reading Wildly Important
