1. Selling used products. I honestly didn’t expect to collect when I donated books to Strand and send a huge bag of clothes to Threadup — but cha ching!
Strand Bookstore = $48 ($26 + $20 + $2)
Threadup = $111
Category: Life
2018: mid-year new years resolution progress update
Writing
[1] Write at least three posts a week
I’d be lucky if I manage to write a couple of times a month; but I should try to change this.
[2] Take a non-fiction writing course
This has been on my to-do list for years and is it sad that I haven’t progressed at all. Adjusting to new work, trying to ramp up a team and managing my promotion robbed me of the mental space and time to take classes. However, I feel like I’m becoming a more attuned reader these days, which is a plus.
notebook shopping list
Note-taking is my jam. I go through about a new notebook every 5 weeks. Most of my scribbles are not as important and they are not worth going back (other than my daily, which I’m trying to do better about it), but I do love shopping around for notebooks.
Here is a list of notebooks to consider for my next shopping spree.Read More »
why done is better than perfect
Did you ever suffer from research overload? Or analysis paralysis? I certainly did!
Whenever I need to make a decision or do something new for my small business, I read everything that I can get my hands on to make an informed decision.
This conservative approach felt like the right thing to do, however, it wasn’t the most effective methodology.
I suffered from massive analysis paralysis. Instead of tackling the task heads on and being okay with starting small, I wasn’t able to make a decision and kept delaying action on the task that needed to be done.Read More »
how do you overcome stress and feeling overwhelmed?
Do you ever feel paralyzed with your ever-growing to-do list brewing in your mind? Feel like there’s not enough time in the day to finish everything? And you can feel you stress level increasing by the second?
Me too! And I hated these moments. So, instead of tackling them, I used to try to walk it off, ignore it or try to work on my tasks. Are you surprised that these tactics failed?
Me neither.
I’ve been trying hard to overcome these moments to make my day more productive and found that acknowledging that I’m overwhelmed is the best first step. Yes, this seems cheesy and I didn’t buy it at first either, but this simple acknowledgement magically triggers the next action, which makes it worthwhile. Read More »
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