Short, Medium, Long

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You have short-term goals, like finishing “this report” or “this function” in the next day/week. It’s likely you have medium-term goals, like “finish this project” or “ship this feature.” Do you have a long-term goal for yourself? Where you want to be, what you want to be doing, who you’ve become? And have you done … Read more

Recognition

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Have you ever made time to recognize someone for their work, their learning, or an effort they made? That can be a powerful connection. People want to be seen for who they are and what they do. When you were recognizing someone else, did you also recognize yourself? For seeing, and for making the effort … Read more

Claim Your Wins

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Each decision we make, each action we take, is born out of an intention. – Sharon Salzberg You made many decisions this week. You took many actions. Each of those happened because of your Intentions. Many of them were conscious Intentions. Some of them happened due to Intentions you weren’t even aware of. Take time … Read more

You

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You are not You are “The point is that our true nature is not some ideal that we have to live up to. It’s who we are right now, and that’s what we can make friends with and celebrate.”   — Pema Chödron Celebrate who you are right now. You can do this.