Ever feel like when your hair is on fire, everyone brings you gasoline? Stressful, out of control moments are great opportunities to peek out of the weeds and change how we react to chaos. Here's the trick; disengaging our autopilot requires pausing while the fire smolders. In our constantly connected, distracted and fast paced world, doing nothing is about as popular as flip-phones, but here's a strategy that works: First, put on the brakes. Resist the urge to fly into action and simply don't … [Read more...]
How to Get “Time Rich”
We all know summer days are longer, right? Well, at least they feel that way; we haven't actually added to the usual 24 hours but we make more hay while the sun shines and the days feel expansive. We can go outside before or after work, there's time to travel and we have energy to do just about anything. So we know that, even if there are still just 24 hours, our impression of those hours and what we do with them varies. For people desiring more time each day, recent studies show that … [Read more...]
BFFs and Smartphones: A Comparison
Like our most beloved BFF (Best Friend Forever), smartphones are welcome everywhere from the bedroom to the office. In fact, in a survey of 274 participants, “sixty-three percent of entrepreneurs reported that it would be tougher to go for a day without their smart devices than a week without their significant other". While BFFs and significant others are slightly different kettles of fish, the sentiment is similar; some people need their smartphones more than they need each other. As much as … [Read more...]
4 Easy E-Boundaries for Daily Digital Detoxes
There aren't many items in our lives that enjoy the all access pass we give our smart phones. From boardrooms to bedrooms, bathroom stalls to dinner tables, these units go everywhere. While this behavior is accepted, expected and largely habitual, there are some real benefits to creating device-free zones in our lives. Consider…. Technology-free bedrooms lead to better sleep. A recent study from Brigham and Women’s Hospital in Boston affirmed what many bedtime scrollers already suspected; “We … [Read more...]
Distraction’s Cost and How Not To Pay
How many times an hour do we stop what we’re doing to check messages and/or send a reply? Anyone look to see if something’s there even without a notification? One study found that mobile users check their phones 110 times a day. Is there really that much going on? Because of our constantly connected lives, we’ve all caught a case of FOMO; the Fear Of Missing Out. We’re not actually checking because we think something's waiting, we just want to make sure we don’t MISS anything. Whether an … [Read more...]
Execs Gone Wild! 4 Reasons to Retreat Outside the Box
When you had your last BIG IDEA, where were you and what were you doing? Based on the answers I've heard, many of you meet the muse while running/biking/working out, showering or vacationing. I'd be willing to wager that there aren't many who'd cite sitting at their desk or post-lunch meetings as incubators of Ah Ha! moments. So, when it comes time for a team retreat, why head to the same old catered conference environments? Here are four reasons to take the team outside the box: REFRESH: … [Read more...]
Say What!? Listening to Ourselves and Sharing Our Stories
What happens when we unplug, remove the usual distractions and head off the grid for three days? Listen to Nicole Belanger describe her experience with Think NewCo and her path as a story teller, speaker and writer. More from Nicole, including a link to her TEDx talk can be found here. … [Read more...]
I’ll Take a Lifeline
Retreats, workshops and vacations all have this in common: after being removed from the usual noise, participants rush back to work refreshed and focused only to get swiftly steamrolled by reality. It seems that while we were out pursuing enlightenment, the world was conspiring to knock us flat. So what to do? Leaders are charged with consistently keeping the vision for their teams, how do they keep it for themselves? Based on NewCo’s collective experience, we have found these strategies to … [Read more...]
Guest Post: What Three Days In the Desert Taught Me About Numbing Out
Please enjoy this excellent guest post by one of NewCo's Leadership for the Long Term participants, Nicole Belanger. You can see more from Nicole here. In the spirit of authenticity and honesty, I want to share with you that the expenses for the trip that inspired this post were covered by NewCo, the company leading the retreat I was on. These beautiful souls reached out to me in the spring and invited me on this trip, no strings attached. I am writing this post completely of my own volition … [Read more...]
No Experience Necessary
So often, it's the simple things that end up being the most important. People reaching the end of their days often report wishing they had spent more time with loved ones, worked less and stayed in touch with friends. These are relatively simple actions that we can all take, yet follow-through can be elusive. This is true all over our lives. We need not even look up from our screens to know that people are busy and the pace of everything is only getting faster. There are lots of ideas about how … [Read more...]
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