Another one from James Clear that I couldn’t put out of my mind. Those quotes that stick for one reason or another, this one for me, was just that. A great career and personal focus one should live by. After the quote I share how it may be intended. “Always be prepared to absorb a... Continue Reading →
Be Careful, Remember Why Your Signed Up
Grind got you down? Forgot what your passion for joining your current work drive was? Forgot what made you want to try it as a career? We’ve all been there. I think more than anything else 2020 was a big huge pause button for us to recall why we choose the careers we choose. We... Continue Reading →
Reflect and Reset: Day 2 Attitude of Gratitude
Let’s take the exercise from yesterday, one step further by giving it a purpose. In this exercise let’s take all the things we’ve been grateful for over the years, in no order of importance, and for 15 minutes write them all out. The idea is not to just write about the good stuff you’re thankful... Continue Reading →
Where Are We or Am I?
Like the frog, I’m holding on... Here we are again. A tune I’ve played. A tune I’ve shared. Amidst myself trying to figure out what I want this to be for us, for you the reader, for me the writer. It is a place that is uncomfortable. Much like the frog above I find myself... Continue Reading →
The Well Podcast 🎤🎧: Trying to Understand
Listen to the most recent episode of my podcast: Trying to Understand https://anchor.fm/shawn-ward/episodes/Trying-to-Understand-eff77o I’m not sure where I see this going creatively. In light of new things and being woke up, I have some work to do. Thanks for listening. ✌🏻 Shawn
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I’ve been struggling. Where does my voice fit? How does my voice count, while at the same time show solidarity in the struggle of others? Does it count? My privilege is my enemy right now. It blinds me while at the same time seems to bind me. My actions I feel are more important right... Continue Reading →
Beating Your Burnout
We push hard. At work. At play. On our resolutions. We feel that we have a near limitless amount of fuel we can burn through. We don’t take a break or rest. “There’s no time for that,” we tell ourselves. Then the burnout happens. Rarely do we ever come back and get back into the... Continue Reading →
The Well Podcast 🎧🎤: Recuperation (16mins.)
One our listeners took me up on the challenge of providing a topic for me to study for a future podcast. I loved this topic of recuperation and what I learned from it. In today's world everyone and things are trying to take a piece of us. Which makes recuperation a super relevant subject to... Continue Reading →
Working for the Upside in Life
It’s not easy. Especially now and in today’s economy of culture. You have to work hard and you have to be okay with the grind. Even when you don’t want to do it. I remember seeing and hearing this quote for the first time and it’s one that has always stuck with me from Balboa.... Continue Reading →
What We Can Learn From Feedback
You want to self-develop? Do you want to be the best coach and manage people more effectively? Then feedback is an art you want to get your hands around. First, how you take and get feedback. Then you can start to give it to others. The ability for you take any kind of feedback positively-constructively... Continue Reading →