by Jessica | Oct 25, 2018 | Conscious Professional Blog
When I was in high school, I was determined to go on a marching band trip with my friends, but I needed money. So I decided to sell Avon products by going door-to-door and calling on my neighbors. Pretty soon my basement was filled with perfumes, creams, and makeup...
by Jessica | Oct 5, 2018 | Conscious Professional Blog
Getting to the other side of fear feels good.Liberating. Accomplished. Like the warmth of the sun on your face when the clouds finally part after a storm.Eliminating fears isn’t the goal, nor to be ashamed of them, or even to make them stop. It is important to...
by Jessica | Sep 14, 2018 | Conscious Professional Blog
Congratulations! You’ve finished your meeting. You should be proud of all the hard work you put into planning and facilitating an effective meeting. Most meetings don’t produce the value you have created. But the work isn’t over yet. Just a few more things to do and...
by Jessica | Sep 14, 2018 | Conscious Professional Blog
“Meetings are the linchpin of everything.” —Patrick Lencioni, author of The Five Dysfunctions of a Team and Death by Meeting Leading a meeting is no small task. Once you figure out what conversations really need to happen, plan for them, and set up for success, (if...
by Jessica | Sep 14, 2018 | Conscious Professional Blog
Meetings… love ’em or hate ’em, they’re not going away any time soon. Most of us long to get meaningful work done during meetings, but the distractions, disruptions, and lack of meeting management derails us. Leverage your frustration with poor meetings as a catalyst...
by Jessica | Sep 14, 2018 | Conscious Professional Blog
Thank goodness you don’t actually have to believe in yourself to do things in the world. Frankly, I’d never get anything done if I had to believe in myself first. I believe in a lot of things. I believe in the power of our intention, and I believe in feeling the fear...
