Can-Do-Ology: Business meets Personal, falls in love, has several Stuff That Needs Doing offspring, and goes seeking suitable live-in help.
Far and away, the biggest mistake I made starting out in business was making myself too available and responding to email way too often. I wanted to seem competent and trustworthy, and the easiest way I knew to do that was to be perpetually available. I tried to be unavailable as little as possible (bordering [...]
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On some days, I check email all day long. Other days, I may only check it a couple of times, especially if I’ve got several client appointments or am working on intensive projects. When I mention that I sometimes only check email once or twice a day, people say, “What about emergencies?!” The answer is [...]
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Email, for many of us, has reached a point where it feels burdensome and out of control on more days than not. Some folks are ditching email entirely–an impulse I can’t claim is unfamiliar, though I’m not prepared to go to that extreme for business reasons. I’m not alone. Leo declared independence from email. Gwen [...]
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You got questions? I got answers.* *and when I don’t have the answers, I either figure ‘em out or point you in the direction of someone else who might. A note about multiple lists (or segmented lists) and 1ShoppingCart One of the best features of 1ShoppingCart (aff. link) is its capacity for lots of separate [...]
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The Monday Mashup is an experiment, designed to get my creative juices flowing. I get a random word and a random number, and I write a list based on that mashup. This week’s mashup: Six Fares This photo is here not because it relates to fares but because I think it’s lovely. 1. Farmgirl Fare [...]
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I’ve been reading (and enjoying) Gretchen Rubin’s Happiness Project blog for a few years… which means I’ve been thinking about crafting my own set of personal commandments for a few years as well. Over the past week, while I’ve been unplugged (mostly) and in a ponder-ful state (mostly), I created my list. Each previous time [...]
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I’m Marissa, can-do-ologist, perpetual Curious George, and daily adventurer.
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