Data visualizations help me see bigger schemas. I have learned to develop an easy chart, highlighting projects, my personal participation, and how I can ask for help through partnership(s). This is (tentatively) called the 3P chart. This is due in part to my shifting schedule. As I transition from class to work, social groups and…
Tag: work/life balance
Experiment: Play and Empower
It’s my half birthday today. It also marks 3 years since I broke up with my partner, L. This end of my first adult relationship catapulted Colorado. I’ve written about the transitions, shifts in spaces, new network of friends, and changes in work. But never the breakup. Today is the day. 3 years ago, I…
Goals Progress Report: June 2023
Summer slides by, and I don’t want life to just happen to me. One reason why I document my goals progress report every month is to show the process, respecting some days are full and others require sitting… Or vacuuming. My patience was tried a handful of times this month, due to changes in and…
Inner Compass: Change, Confidence, and Contemplation
Welcome back to my meditations on “inner compass”, my word for 2023! On the 10th of every month, I’m sharing different thoughts from each letter within these 2 words. We’re halfway through the year, so today is brought to you by the letter C of inner compass. Read on for some courageous sharing on personal…
Omit to Commit Research: Business Work for Yourself, for Others
Omit to Commit is all about the resources needed to opt into (and out of) behaviors, such as time, traditions (individual or group behaviors), trust, and treasures. By regularly making and breaking habits, life becomes more fulfilling and satisfying. I’m drafting a book called Omit to Commit, and in 2023, I’m posting research on the 20th…
3 questions to inspire action during Corona
It’s week 2 of writing about Corona. Last week, I wrote about what I’m doing during this strange time. Namely, keeping routines and making new ones, as much as possible. It’s a new normal. But, I keep circling back to this core question: how can I (and we as a society) keep going? Staying in…
How to use your values to inspire creative entrepreneurship
When you’re first starting your own entrepreneurial journey as a creative, it’s good to know your physical goals. I know mine is to help 19 people shape their schedules to reignite creativity to their lives. Yours might be sustainably creating. Or selling your art, without a middleman or processing fees. But do you know your…