Enjoy the Journey
Thoughts from the AK Lean Team
Black Hole Inspiration - Just Keep Trying
She’s not a well accomplished, well seasoned scientist or astronomer, she is a grad student. If that doesn’t scream motivation to the average person I don’t know what does.
The Satisfaction of an Unsteady Paycheck
In my previous roles, I was always a cog in a greater machine. Most days, I never saw how my hard work produced a finished product. While I appreciated the steady paycheck, I didn’t feel satisfied because I felt that there was more work I should have done, or felt that my portion of work didn’t make a difference in the final deliverable.
Networking with a Side of Flamin Hot Cheetos Please!
While working as the janitor, the CEO of Frito-Lay had voiced a challenge to all the employees to come up with something inventive for the company. While the other janitors were telling him “he’s not talking to you”, he believed that the CEO WAS talking to him.
An Early Start, Tech Support, and the Need for More Caffeine
Often, people associate being busy with a negative light and unpleasant emotions. While that can be true, there are times where we should be looking at a busy schedule with a smile. A busy schedule could mean that you’re in high demand, that you’re doing a good job, and that you have excitement around every corner.
Life Lessons from a 10-Year-Old and a Tubing Session
That got me thinking. This rings true for most things you do in life, not just riding an over-sized air tube down a snowy mountain. Many things you experience will potentially involve something that scares you, or some level of risk.
The Size of Dreams, with a Side of Relief
Even if your impact will only be felt by one or two clients, even if you’ll never be features in a news article or podcast, you matter! You can greatly impact people around you, which can in turn cause those people to spread kindness to others.
5 Tips for Staying Sane as a WFHM During Spring Break
I need a game plan for staying sane this week. After putting some brain power to it, here are my five tips for staying sane this week.
Dear Entrepreneurs, Don't Forget Your Children
This was NOT what I planned it would be like. And that frustrated me. Then I had an “ah-ha” moment! It WASN’T what I planned it would be like, because I hadn’t decided that it would be!
Preparing for Success... And a Trip to Michaels
Success doesn’t come by hoping you’ll get a client. It doesn’t come by wishing for a sprinkle of interest. It comes by preparing for a flood, for blessings of clients. Your mindset has to be ready to accept the work, and, more importantly, you need to know what you’ll do with that work.
Five Benefits of Volunteering, from a Volunteer
I’ll admit, I knew nothing about the Ski for Women, but I had helped with many other events through previous employment, so I figured why not. And you know what… it was amazing!