Keynote Speaker | Author | Biz Strategist - Lisa Robbin Young helps visionary leaders and their teams create more resilient businesses by finding the One Move That Matters for your organization. Her background includes entrepreneurial innovation, broadcast media, and institutional credibility through work connected to NPR, PBS, UCLA, TEDx, Disney, and more.
what I'm doing for my "summer vacation"
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Happy Monday Reader! This week, I've been reveling in my balcony garden. Everything is edible, and I'm at the point where there's actually enough growing to snack on. I've also been doing a lot of "marinating". Last week I talked about fast and slow time, and in this part of slow time, I've had to be intentional about taking time for me. There is SO much on my plate right now that feels urgent and important. And everything can't be first. That's what I wrote about this week on the blog - figuring out how to prioritize when everything feels important. The short answer is to remember that priority isn't about IMPORTANCE, it's about SEQUENCE. In this current phase, a lot of dominoes have to fall in the right order befor other things can happen. I'm working with a stylist and my brand strtegist to develop the new wardrobe for the photoshoot and new speaker reel. Can't film anything until we know what I'm wearing, where I'm wearing it, and who's going to shoot it. All those decisions need to be made first. In the mean time, I'm reading, soaking up the sun, and snacking in my garden. I'm also lucky enough to have a co-hosting gig with my friend Leela Sinha on the Power Pivot Podcast. I've never done a co-hosted show before, so it's a real treat to get to spend my summer "vacation" sitting down to talk shop with Leela. This season is about the "best bosses" - folks who are doing right by their employees and/or their customers and have business ideas we believe should be the rule, not the exception. - a proper sandwich shop in Detroit that pays their team a living wage and has incredibly low turnover - a guy who repairs Kitchenaid mixers - and shows others how to do it, too, because he hates the idea of planned obsolescence. New episodes drop every other week. Next week, we've got an episode about a landlord that only rents to felons. Subscribe on Leela's Youtube channel to see them all. I know that's a lot in one email. So here's a way to practice prioritizing: What feels like the move that matters most right now?
Decide the one move that matters most, then DO it. Easy Peasy! - Lisa P.S. Save the date: July 1 at 11am PT. I'm sharing part of my new keynote and I'd love to have you join me! |
One Move That Matters
Keynote Speaker | Author | Biz Strategist - Lisa Robbin Young helps visionary leaders and their teams create more resilient businesses by finding the One Move That Matters for your organization. Her background includes entrepreneurial innovation, broadcast media, and institutional credibility through work connected to NPR, PBS, UCLA, TEDx, Disney, and more.
I am back from vacation Reader... We did SO MUCH WALKING in Seattle, and it was GLORIOUS! Out little joint in the Belltown neighborhood was talking distance to all kind of cool joints. Pike's Place Market (home of the original Starbuck's location), the Space Needle, and the Museum of Pop Culture, to name a few. You can see some pictures from day one of our trip on my instagram. Honestly, it's one of the best vacations I've had in a very long time - maybe the best one ever. There were a few...
I am on the road Reader! After a hectic July, Jim and I are finally getting out of town for a belated anniversary trip. One of my Conditions for Success is to have my work schedule match his, so that we can spend quality time together. Right now, that means I'm off Mon & Tues for the foreseeable future. Yep. Jim works weekends. But he's off early enough today that we're driving up to Seattle for a few days to take it all in. We've never been before, and it's always fun to road trip with my...
I think I'm recovered Reader! While I still can't tell you everything, I CAN celebrate that we've completed the video shoot and give you a few sneak peek images: Mad props to my brand strategist, Rachael Kay Albers who flew out to be on-site for the entire shoot. It really takes a village to bring a project like this to life! Now the footage goes to editing. Look forward to the big reveal this fall. Speaking of this fall... October 14-17, here in the Portland area, I'm hosting my very last...