by Jesse Lyn Stoner | Goals, Personal Effectiveness |
In 1999 I decided to re-prioritize my life. My children were five- and ten-years old, and my career was approaching a peak. I travelled two to three days a week and worked an additional 30 hours a week in my home office. I squeezed work into every crack –...
by Jesse Lyn Stoner | Personal Effectiveness |
2011 closes the first year of my blog. It’s been a year of learning – the biggest of which was learning how to condense what I want to say into a readable chunk. I still find the shorter the post, the longer it takes me to write. I’ve had the good fortune to connect...
by Jesse Lyn Stoner | Attitudes and Mindset, Personal Effectiveness |
This is a lovely week – the last week of the year. The darkest week of the year, here in the northern hemisphere. If we pay attention, we can’t help but pause. What does any great athlete do before they… …. dive into the water …. throw the discus …. grab the rings...
by Jesse Lyn Stoner | Communication, Leading Change, Personal Effectiveness |
Have you ever tried changing a behavior and no one noticed you were different? It’s not uncommon. Jim was a “hands-on boss.” He had high standards and his team performed well. However, they depended on him for almost all decisions, and as a result he...
by Jesse Lyn Stoner | Attitudes and Mindset, Leadership, Personal Effectiveness |
If you do what you love for a living, you’ll never work a day in your life. ~anonymous An appealing thought, if it means living an integrated life. However…there’s a big difference between living an integrated life and being consumed by work. No one has...
by Jesse Lyn Stoner | Communication, Personal Effectiveness, Picture of the Future, Purpose, Values, Vision and Strategy |
Today’s children live in a world where stress and pressure comes at them from countless sources – from peers, teachers, and coaches to the media that paints a picture of unattainable perfection, parents who want the best but sometimes push too hard, and a world that...
