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The Doomscroll
Numbing out online isn’t resting. It is draining!
The people who put their phones in another room aren’t disconnected. They’re fully present. They know that scrolling for two hours doesn’t recharge your battery.
It completely depletes your focus. They know that putting the screen down isn’t missing out on the world. It’s re-entering their own…
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The Monday Morning "Cheat Code"
Don’t start your Monday by “checking” your email.
Start it by telling your email what to do.
Most people walk into the office (or open their laptop) on Monday morning and immediately go into “defense mode“.
They react to the loudest notification, the angriest email, or the messiest spreadsheet.
By 11:00 AM, they’re already exhausted.
In the Simply…
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The Follow-Up that Isn’t Annoying
“I don’t want to nag, but I really want this job. Should I email them?
Or, will I just look desperate and annoying if I check in one more time?”
We’ve all been in the ‘Follow-Up Limbo’!
You had a great interview, they said they’d be in touch by Friday, and now it’s Tuesday. Silence.
You start overanalyzing every word you said. Did I talk too much?…
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Happy Easter! 🙌
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The "Strong Friend"
Asking for help isn’t a failure. It is a lifeline!
The people who admit they are overwhelmed aren’t fragile. They’re self-aware!
They know that carrying the weight of the world on their shoulders doesn’t make them unbreakable. It makes them isolated.
They know that being the “strong one” who fixes everyone else’s problems is a quick path to…
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The "Professionalism" Button
Ever received an email so frustrating you had to walk away from your keyboard before you said something you’d regret?
We’ve all been there:
A client changes their mind for the tenth time.
A vendor misses a deadline.
A colleague sends a “per my last email” nudge.
In the heat of the moment, your first draft is usually… honest. But “honest”…
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Dealing with "The Grumble"
“How are you supposed to stay motivated at a job where your boss makes it feel like you can’t do anything right?
It’s hard to ‘give 110%’ when you’re spending 90% of your energy just trying not to quit on the spot.”
We’ve all been there. You wake up with ‘The Grumble‘!
That heavy feeling in your chest because you know exactly what kind of day…
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The moment you stop forgiving, something in you stops flowing.
A lot of people treat forgiveness like a soft spiritual option.
Something nice to talk about.
Something good in theory.
Something you do only when the offense is small.
But forgiveness is much deeper than that.
The truth is, the moment unforgiveness settles in the heart, it starts…
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When Pressure Replaces Alignment
There’s a kind of pressure that shows up when a leader steps into a team they didn’t build.
You don’t fully trust how things are working yet, so you start tightening your grip, assigning tasks to individuals, checking progress closely, filling in gaps yourself. It feels responsible. Like you’re helping.
But over time, the team starts…
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A shift in how I think about Agile
Hi everyone…glad to be here.
I’ve spent the past decade working as an Agile Coach and Scrum Master, and over time one thing has become really clear to me.Most of the challenges we face aren’t about frameworks, they’re about people.
– How we think through decisions
– How we handle competing priorities
– How we build (or lose) trust… - Load More