On the left is a photo of me at age 3, one year into playing violin. On the right is my 3-year-old daughter after one of her first dance classes. I use these photos to guide me when I build community engagement programming because I want the children I serve to have the same typeContinueContinue reading “How to build a values-based community engagement strategy”
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Is Having Work-Life Balance A Path To Mediocrity?
In this week’s edition of “write what scares you,” I want to talk about this tweet. Work-life balance in your 20s is an easy way to guarantee a mediocre career.— Chris Hladczuk (@chrishlad) January 24, 2023 When I work with 20-somethings, lack of work-life balance is always at the top of the list when itContinueContinue reading “Is Having Work-Life Balance A Path To Mediocrity?”
I’m The Worst At Self-Compassion
Self-compassion is hard for me. Once or twice a month I lay in bed hours after I had hoped to fall asleep, replaying a moment from the day I desperately wanted to go differently. I am brutal on myself. It is in these early hours of the morning that the voices of self-doubt creep in,ContinueContinue reading “I’m The Worst At Self-Compassion”
The Creator Economy Is A Gamechanger
There has never been a better time for creatives to be alive. Less than ten years ago, creatives had to be discovered by someone in their field and identified as talented in order to have a shot at making it on their chosen path. Gatekeepers told the vast majority of passionate creatives that their workContinueContinue reading “The Creator Economy Is A Gamechanger”
The Mind-Blowing Thought Of Productive Procrastination
What if….and hear me out…. Procrastinators are simply experts at prioritizing the most important item on their to-do list at the expense of things that can be put off until later? There’s a name for people like this. They’re called productive procrastinators. As a life-long, self-described procrastinator, I love the reframing of this lifestyle choiceContinueContinue reading “The Mind-Blowing Thought Of Productive Procrastination”