Monday matters: Win forever

Monday matters: Win forever

The Seahawks logged another victory over the Oakland Raiders yesterday to clinch second place in their division. While the team has stumbled a bit more than expected in the early part of the season, coach, Pete Carroll’s philosophy seems to resonate with the team....
Monday matters: Stinky cheese

Monday matters: Stinky cheese

I recently re-read Who Moved My Cheese by Spencer Johnson. I read it when it first came out about 15 years ago. If you haven’t read it recently, you should read it again. And if you have’t read it before, pick it up, you can read the whole thing in less than 20...
Monday matters: How stress makes me happy

Monday matters: How stress makes me happy

It’s summer and no one likes to think about stress on a Monday morning, but I’m here to talk about happy stress. In your week coming up, your task is to evaluate your stress and where it’s coming from. What the heck is happy stress? Take a look at Kevin McKeown’s blog...
Monday matters: Are you too responsive?

Monday matters: Are you too responsive?

Happy Monday! This week, let’s take a look at something I struggle with regularly, responsiveness.  How responsive should you be to clients, vendors, co-workers or your Mom? How often do you check email and how quickly do you respond? I admit, I check my email...
Monday matters: Working your personal social strategy

Monday matters: Working your personal social strategy

Ok, so it’s not really Monday. It’s even better, it’s Tuesday after a holiday weekend! With a short week ahead, it’s tough to take on new things this week. So, today I’m going to discuss what I do when I have a little extra time on my weekends, especially a long...