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As nicer weather emerges, the urge to get outdoors is difficult to fight. Ahh...but work! You still have to bring home a paycheck and balance responsibilities and projects with the urge to go "play", so to speak. Lucky for us, there's an answer. Move for your office outdoors! In an age when almost anyone can work remotely, it's fairly easy to take your work with you to an outdoor location, even if it's just for an hour.
Instead of living in a place where you're afraid to try...I'm going to ask you to pivot. Change your your mindset and think about what you'll miss out on if you don't go for it. You've heard of FOMO, right? Fear of missing out. What will happen if you let fear stop you from trying? What will you miss out on?
In life, in business, I encourage you to start breaking down the walls of fear. Start tackling the things you're afraid of because once you get over one hurdle, the next feels so much smaller. Until fear itself, is no longer an issue.
Over the years, there are a few stand-out methods that have become my favorites for appreciating my customers and business partners. Whether you're an independent business owner like myself, or a larger corporation, these ideas can be easily be applied in some fashion. Going above the standard customer experience will bring you fiercely loyal customers!
There's really only one time of year I turn into Pinterest anything and the holiday season is it. I'm never the crafty mom with a paper mache Valentine box in the perfect likeness of Minecraft's Steve. But when it comes to Christmas decorating, I'll see your hand crafted signs and raise you bow making for one hundred.
Taking a road trip with the littles? It doesn't have to be hard or stressful if you're well prepared. I have been traveling with Reid and Evelyn since they were barely more than 2 months old. I credit our long car rides to them being such good travelers. In fact, I just got back from taking them to visit my parents so this "Top 10" list is really fresh in my head. Here are my secrets to making these trips successful.
This one's for my moms with young kiddos, trying to get their hustle on. And hey, this advice is relevant even if you're a mom who's feeling a bit isolated and just looking to make some other mom friends! Growing up, my mother told me more than once, “Lauren, you have to bloom where you are planted.” You have no idea how often I think about this. It doesn't just apply to finding yourself in brand new settings, but new stages in life.
As some of you may well know, life can change in an instant. One event can completely alter your way of thinking and reshape your perspective on what you want out of life. For me, it wasn't just one single event or moment, it was a series of events over the course of almost 3 years. Loss and grief have a way of humbling you, making you vulnerable and altering the way you look at the world. Your views of what's important can completely change. This is the story of my battle with infertility and pregnancy loss. It's also the story of how how I was broken down and made whole again, so that I could be prepared for the greatest joys in life and new pathways, ones that have opened doors I never could have imagined and closed those I was never meant to walk through. Please, grab a tissue, and join me on my journey…
