Leadership and workplace JOY do not happen tomorrow at noon, they happen now…in each moment of the day (1x1s, staff meetings, daily tasks, and beyond). Is your team feeling the year end burn? Could use a little more JOY? Have you considered creating a JOY calendar? In my mind a JOY calendar is a strategy … Read more
A quick laugh before getting right back to it! Our trip to St. Louis was a success! We enjoyed great food, local attractions (City Museum, the Arch, Union Station to name a few), but when I asked the kids about their top two most surprising moments of the trip, one I expected and the other … Read more
Joy is still our job! What…it’s not spring break?! Back in 2020, we planned to take the kids to St. Louis for spring break to experience the Arch, go to the City Museum, and see Union Station. We didn’t know it at the time (along with everyone else around the world), but our road trip … Read more
I love a Good Ripple Effect, big or small! This weekend I grabbed a bag of free Garden Grounds from Starbucks to put on my garden before winter. What a neat idea to pay it forward! Starbucks – my next year’s garden harvest thanks you! #HaveGoodRippleEffect#gardengrounds
Cheers to those of us celebrating our blurry moments! May they keep us on our toes and give us many moments to treasure. Celebrating the blurry moments… When my kids were little, I remember thinking…life feels a little blurry (busy, fun, and tiring…so tiring). I didn’t realize it until later, but the blurry baby times … Read more
You get to choose how you spend your time and there are no guidelines except that you cannot spend your day checking things off a to do list or paperwork. This day is dedicated towards doing something that you have dreamed of doing or something that you truly enjoy! What would your day look like? … Read more
Each of us has memory or a moment, tucked away in our pocket, it’s our evidence that JOY exists. Remember that feeling (even if it is from long ago or from your childhood), and then think about what activities could bring that feeling to you now. Block time on the calendar (even if it is … Read more
My friend Jill Andersen reminded me that you eat an elephant one bite at a time and that’s what I am doing to my to-do-list…checking things off bite-by-bite. This is exactly what I needed to hear! How do you eat an elephant? One bite at a time! Coming back from vacation is hard… It almost … Read more
The pace, though not my natural, was worth every minute. My mind is sharper and more creative than I can remember. I am hoping to squeeze in a few more desk weeks this summer and I have already added this item to my JOY calendar. I tend to be a workaholic if left unattended….but these … Read more
Check out my new website: www.lisaeven.com Life is short…So when your business turns 2 years old, you take pictures to celebrate!! You also make big decisions for the future, like changing your company name to Lisa Even. Check out my new website: www.lisaeven.com A big ripple effect takes big courage! Carpe Diem. #HaveGoodRippleEffect #OnwardAndUpward
