Be careful what you wish for… For the past year I have been shy to be the face of my business. As a project manager, my role is to clear all the clutter so my clients can shine. Being behind the scenes orchestrating things is where I’m most comfortable. I’ve always been reluctant (OK, maybe a little afraid) to be the person in front, the person that shines. As a business owner when I DO my work, that makes perfect sense. As a business owner when I PROMOTE my business that is no bueno. Well tomorrow that all changes. My face and all that goes with that will be on HGTV. I was cast for an episode of Mountain Life. It’s sort of a House Hunters for Mountain Living. Three days of shooting, having
Did you know that just gazing at nature can boost productivity? I had a hunch that was the case. I know I feel more productive now that my office has a view of The Columbia River Gorge. This article from Inc. explains why just taking a break to stare at nature scenes improved workers performance. If you want to go deeper you can see the research behind this claim here in this Harvard Business Review article. This quote from the researcher sums it up nicely. "We implicitly sense that nature is good for us, and there has been a lot of research into its extensive social, health, and mental benefits and the mechanisms through which they occur. Our findings suggest that engaging in these green mi
