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I’m on a train connecting Prague to Vienna, and

I’m on a train connecting Prague to Vienna, and at Brno, a lady in her late 30s got on, carrying what looks like a 40l backpack.

She took off the backpack, sat down, and took out her laptop. She’s been typing furiously for the past 30’.
Backpack still on her lap, purse on her shoulder, jacket still on.

I’m thinking she can’t be too comfortable like that, but I’m not sure she even realizes it.

And I’m thinking that I never want to have a job that comes with so much stress.

Of course I’ve had busy periods in my business too: 16-hour workdays, nights without sleep, plural, that is. Projects with 4-8 people on the team, each with their feelings to tend to and communication styles to manage.

But every time I felt I’m heading towards burnout, I took a month or two off. I’ve had my team and my systems take over and our processes held down the fort for me.

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How do you organize your ideas and notes? 🤩

I’m inspired by my current read, “Building A Second Brain” by Tiago Forte, so I’m on the market doing a bit of online shopping.

If you’ve ever worked with me or participated in an event I’ve organized (team buildings, parties, conferences, group trips, etc.), you know I’m an organization freak.

All my emails and files have a tag somewhere in a folder with color coordination, numbers and letters, steps to follow, etc.

For work projects, I even create master docs or spreadsheets with table contents and useful links for quick access.

It’s the only way I can think sometimes, as finding everything I need quickly and at a glance saves me immense brain power, which I can then use to learn more, strategize and plan.

See, I already have a Second Brain, but I know it can also be done better than my system—and it’s always helpful to once in a while revisit one’s methods of working and update them where needed.🤓

One thing I identified lately, as I am going through a reorganization of the agency’s structure and strategy, is that even though I have a wealth of knowledge and I am already so organized, I have accumulated so much (read: I hoarded so many digital resources 🤓) that I cannot distill the information anymore in a way that allows me to distinguish patterns and express the newfound connections.

I currently collect my ideas in Notion.
But I also like writing by hand and I’m now getting uber excited reading about digital notebooks in an attempt to bring into one place all the ideas and fragments of thoughts, notes, quotes, memes and whatnots that rumble at all times through the busy Shibuya intersection that I lovingly call my brain.

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I have my eyes on the king of them all, the reMarkable 2. Have you tried it? 😊

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What would you do? Last week, more or less as an

Is it just me?🫣 Mondays were already hard enou

Is it just me?🫣

Mondays were already hard enough to get back to focus after the weekend as they were... but four days in a row with beautiful weather AND the clocks changing? 🥹

Help a gal out 🙏

⏩How do you return to your regularly scheduled program after taking a longer break?
Do you have any techniques to get back on track quickly?

PS: marked safe from April Fool’s Day this year.🤓🤸‍♀️

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I’m back from the slopes with a doze of Monday M

I’m back from the slopes with a doze of Monday Motivation.❄️✨

You see, I’m full of fears.

I’m what you would call a late bloomer - I learned how to ski late in life.

I ski 3-7 days a season (and it’s not even every season), which, if you ever tried any sports, you will understand it’s practically nothing in terms of improving performance.

Every time I am on the slope again, on the first day, I feel like I am learning again from scratch.

So, when it comes to skiing or anything involving danger, my spirit animal is Arya Stark.🫢

Witnesses on a menacing hill can testify that I’ve been heard saying aloud: “Fear cuts deeper than swords.”

I can also be heard singing “Yellow Submarine”, but that’s my easy slope song.🤓

But this time, on a crappy weather day also punctured by my lovely PMS, I also heard myself saying: “At least I’m here, and I’m trying my best.”

And here's another thought I had in those moments when I told myself I could be better:

"Yes, I see all the people overtaking me.

I may see that I am also overtaking a few.

But I don’t see all the people who cannot catch up with me.

And I don’t see all the people who, though privilege would afford them the indulgence of skiing, choose not to be there."

*****
Our self-talk can make or break us.
Be gentle - progress is progress, no matter how small its increments come in.

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What makes a good team? When it comes to human

What makes a good team?

When it comes to human capital, experience tells me that for a business to thrive, it requires these kinds of people:

👩‍⚖️ A visionary who gives the direction —> CEO
🤓 An action-taker who makes sure the visionary stays on track —> GM / COO (Operations / Project / Team Manager - a combo of all of these)
🧍🧍‍♀️🧍‍♂️The followers who implement the mission under the coordination of the GM —> the team

👩‍⚖️The CEO holds the big-picture VISION and strategy.
This person’s favorite question is “WHY?”
Desired skills: courage & curiosity
Favorite color: something that inspiring action-taking, like red or corral.

🤓 The GM takes that vision and turns it into actionable steps (the MISSION).
This person’s favorite questions are “WHO?” and “WHAT?”
Desired skills: pragmatism & leadership
Favorite color: something leveled and containing, inspiring balance, like dark blue.

🧍🧍‍♀️🧍‍♂️The followers bring their diverse skills and collaborate —> the team
Their favorite questions are “HOW?” and “WHEN?”
Desired skills: collaboration & enthusiasm
Favorite color: a color that symbolizes growth, harmony, and stability—qualities essential for effective teamwork, like green.

For a business to thrive, the individuals composing its human capital must understand their role in the team and their contribution to the big picture and take ownership of their work to achieve their shared vision and mission.

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