If Something Feels Hard... Then You Must be Missing Something
Jennifer Anderson
“One step at a time is all it takes to get you there.”
- Emily Dickinson, Poet
Life Savers vs. Breath Savers: Spot Awards
Jennifer Anderson
“You’re a life saver! Thank you for all you do!”
- Unknown
Be Careful What You Say... About Flip-flops!
Jennifer Anderson
“It’s impossible to walk on the beach without making an imprint in the sand and taking some of it with us. Life is very much the same. If we noticed this we might be more aware of our actions and words.”
- Anonymous
Daring Greatly
Jennifer Anderson
“It is hard to fail, but it is worse never to have tried to succeed.”
- Theodore Roosevelt, 26th U.S. President
Winnie-the-Pooh Decision Framework
Jennifer Anderson
“The third-rate mind is only happy when it is thinking with the majority. A second-rate mind is only happy when it is thinking with the minority. A first-rate mind is only happy when it is thinking.”
- A. A. Milne, English Author
A simple “thank you” goes a long way
Jennifer Anderson
“There is more hunger for love and appreciation in this world than for bread.”
- Mother Teresa
Yes, And...
Jennifer Anderson
“True change takes place in the imagination.”
- Unknown
F.A.I.L. - First Attempt At Learning
Jennifer Anderson
“Success is not final; failure is not fatal: It is the courage to continue that counts.”
- Winston S. Churchill
Developing Others
Jennifer Anderson
“A truly great mentor is hard to find, difficult to part with, and impossible to forget.”
- Unknown
Don't Just
Jennifer Anderson
“Don't just change, transform.”
- Roy T. Bennet, Author The Light in the Heart
Goldilocks & the 2-Week Recovery Period
Jennifer Anderson
“Every day is an opportunity to make a new happy ending.”
- Unknown
Incommunicado Adventures
Jennifer Anderson
“Don’t wait for things to get easier, simpler, better. Life will always be complicated. Learn to be happy right now. Otherwise, you will run out of time.”
- Unknown
Trust & Empower Employees Through Your Vacations
Jennifer Anderson
“Leaders empower individuals by building trust and coaching competence in their job roles and networking skills.”
- Kenneth H. Blanchard, author, business consultant, motivational speaker
Vacations: It's Time to Get Away
Jennifer Anderson
“Vacation, all I ever wanted.”
- Go Go's "Vacation" (1982)
W.A.I.T.
Jennifer Anderson
“The quieter you become the more you can hear.”
- Ram Dass, American spiritual teacher, psychologist, author
6 Thinking Hats
Jennifer Anderson
“We not only need to be willing to give, but also to be open to receiving from others.”
- Anonymous
Welcoming Newcomers
Jennifer Anderson
“People will forget what you said, people will forget what you did, but people will never forget how you made them feel.”
- Maya Angelou, poet, memoirist, civil rights activist
The Mathematics of High Achievement
Jennifer Anderson
“A day without math is like a day without sunshine.”
- Unknown
Move Forward to Move Forward
Jennifer Anderson
“In every walk with nature one receives far more than he seeks.”
- John Muir, father of the National Parks, naturalist, author, environmental philosopher, botanist, zoologist, glaciologist
Time Management Through Color Blocking
Jennifer Anderson
“Sometimes it’s the smallest decisions that can change your life forever.”
- Unknown
Connections Beget Connections
Jennifer Anderson
“Eventually everything connects - people, ideas, objects. The quality of the connections is the key to quality per se.”
- Charles Eames, American designer, architect and film maker
When Your Email Queue Overfloweth - Workflow Strategies
Jennifer Anderson
“The secret of change is to focus all of your energy not on fighting the old, but on building the new.”
- Socrates
When Your Email Queue Overfloweth - Dealing with the Volumes
Jennifer Anderson
“Gratitude; my cup overfloweth.”
- Anonymous
Making Personal Connections with Your Team
Jennifer Anderson
“Deep human connection is… the purpose and the result of a meaningful life – and it will inspire the most amazing acts of love, generosity, and humanity.”
- Melinda Gates, American philanthropist and co-founder of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
Personal & Professional Balance
Jennifer Anderson
“Never get so busy making a living that you forget to make a life.”
- Dolly Parton, singer, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, actress, author, businesswoman, humanitarian
Executive Development Plans
Jennifer Anderson
“If you fail to plan, you are planning to fail.”
- Benjamin Franklin, one of the Founding Fathers of the United States
Power of Positive
Jennifer Anderson
“The greatest force in the world is a positive idea.”
- Anonymous
Learning in Public
Jennifer Anderson
“He who asks is a fool for five minutes, but he who does not ask remains a fool forever.”
- Chinese Proverb
An Email Sent is Not a Communication Received
Jennifer Anderson
“The single biggest problem in communication is the illusion that it has taken place.”
- George Bernard Shaw, playwright, critic, polemicist, political activist
Sparking Innovation
Jennifer Anderson
“There’s a way to do it better – find it.”
- Thomas A. Edison, inventor
Recognizing Customer Support
Jennifer Anderson
“Customer service is not a department, it’s everybody’s job.”
- Anonymous
Hard Work Awards
Jennifer Anderson
“The daily grind of hard work gets a person polished.”
- Anonymous
Non-Monetary Awards
Jennifer Anderson
“The reward of a thing well done is having done it.”
- Ralph Waldo Emerson, American essayist, lecturer, philosopher, poet
Delegation
Jennifer Anderson
“You must trust and believe in people or life becomes impossible.”
- Anton Chekhov, Russian author
BLUF: Bottom Line Up Front
Jennifer Anderson
“Any fool can know. The point is to understand.”
- Albert Einstein, theoretical physicist
Popcorn Ideas
Jennifer Anderson
“Love is sharing your popcorn.”
- Charles Schulz, creator of the “Peanuts” comic strip
Do What You LOVE
Jennifer Anderson
“Love what you do and do what you love.”
- Ray Bradbury, American author and screenwriter
Making Good Problems
Jennifer Anderson
“You know me, if I can’t find a problem to solve, I’ll create one!”
- Jennifer Anderson, executive coach, senior executive, MSEE
INFO - Concise Subject Lines
Jennifer Anderson
“Short, sweet, and to the point. Clear writing, and therefore clear commands, comes from clear thinking. Think simple.”
- Tim Ferriss, author, podcaster, investor
Get Out of Your Own Head
Jennifer Anderson
“There is nothing in this world that can trouble you as much as your own thoughts.”
- Zen Proverb
Reflection Water
Jennifer Anderson
“We cannot see our reflection in running water. It is only in still water that we can see.”
- Zen Proverb
Just Breathe
Jennifer Anderson
“When you own your breath nobody can steal your peace.”
- Unknown
Get Out of Your Own Head
Non-Monetary Awards