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In sports, we wait until the game is over to celebrate. But why wait to celebrate someone's impact? Before noon today, I'm going to stop and think about two people who've made my life better this month. Then, I'll send them each a thank-you note. It won't take long—just a few heartfelt sentences about what they did and why it mattered. Here's why this matters to me: We're all so focused on our daily tasks that we rarely pause to recognize the value others bring to our lives. What I want to celebrate today is simple: Those quiet moments where someone made a difference without asking for anything in return. If I accomplish this small act of gratitude, I'll have created more value this week than any project tasks I could deliver. We know recognition is powerful, we just forget to use it. Gratitude is contagious. And taking 10 minutes to reflect and share appreciation? That's a win/win in my book. I feel energized giving recognition, and they feel seen for their impact. As the holidays approach, this is my small way of spreading light. Who will you recognize today?

if we met a year from now, what would we be celebrating? I love this question. It provides us an opportunity to both bring intent to our furture and to wrap it in gratitude. Research shows that thinking about the future is helpful to our day-to-day. Making daily decisions in the context of a well envisioned future will: 💪 increase persistence on a task 💪 help us make better daily decisions 💪 aid us to solve problems faster 💪 reduce our procrastination But, all too often we are hustling through our days: fighting fires, doing damage control, on problem patrol, death scrolling social media, or lost in meeting mania. So, what can you do? ✨Start your day with a minute of reflection on the future✨ Choose a date a week, month, or year from now and get clear about 1 thing you want to celebrate. ✨Once a week, remind your team what your are fighting for✨ Choose your medium and share your thoughts on why the world is better with your team in it. ✨Once a year, take stock in what you want to celebrate at this time next year✨ Have a yearly ritual with someone you love. Get together and do two things. First, answer the question of what you want to celebrate a year from now. Then, choose a date and book a place where you will come together a year from now to celebrate all that you accomplished. Plan something fun. Designing tomorrow's future is the antidote to combating the chaos of today.

Every year around this time, family and friends gather together to celebrate Thanksgiving. It's also around this time where people slow down and reflect on exactly what brings them the most gratitude. While I prepare to celebrate one of my favorite holidays, I want to share three of life's most valuable treasures which we can all be grateful for this year. You can read all about it in my article below: https://lnkd.in/eGZknknQ

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🎇 Happy Birthday America. 🇺🇸 As we celebrate our nation’s 248th birthday, it seems fitting for me to remind you that … YOU honestly have no clue what YOU are capable of. And we can be assured that in 1776, those folks had no clue as well. But that did not stop them; and look what happened. 😊 There is so much I could share from this point, but here’s what I have for today. 🌭 Make peace with the bad parts of your career. No job is perfect. 🍔 Be a life-long learner of things. There has never been an easier time to up-skill. You can find online courses for less than a meal out. 🌽 Be curious – about everything. You can’t improve outcomes if you don’t explore options. 🍉 Tackle fear and discomfort. See them as a part of the risk for growth. 🍦 The world will not get you at times. They may not share your vision of yourself. That's okay. 🍻 Meet problems with “how can this work” not that it won’t. Like the building of our nation; there are bad parts of the job, but we have learned along the way, been curious enough to grow, tackled our fears, weathered much discomfort, and still, not everyone gets us. Happy 4th Everyone.

Whatever sector we're in, it's often said that we neglect the very thing we help others with, either in ourselves or in our business. So too for us at Heartward. We may have spent most of our adult lives exploring for our clients how to communicate to greatest effect, or how to ensure external representations match the original intent, but as small business people, our own business can get left behind. Too much time working in the business, rather than on it. To celebrate our 5th birthday and our 6th year of operation, we are currently refreshing the way we show ourselves to the outside world. Its time. After navigating COVID only 14 months after we started, it's time. After having our heads down to grow our business, it's time. After evolving and finessing what we do, it's time. Time to grow up a little. To value our own organisation as much as we value the wonderful work of the organisations we work with. Who better to partner with us on this again, than the talented Zoë Scott :) And it starts with a refreshed colour palette. We've dropped one colour and added two. Given what’s happening in the world, granted this may seem surface, flippant even. But if you are going to run a business, it’s hard work, but it can be fun too. Goodness knows we all need some fun. Do you like it?

✨ Creativity That Connects Life & Work ✨ Leah Hennessey, one of our talented design strategists, shared her hand-drawn holiday card—a beautifully illustrated reflection of her family. This card isn’t just about holiday cheer; it’s a glimpse into how Leah’s creativity shines in every part of her life. 💌 As Rachel Link put it so perfectly, “The love, the mess, and everything in between—all so intentional.” While work and life are distinct, there’s a common thread at LINK: creativity and purpose. It’s not just a job—it’s about connecting deeply with what we do and who we do it for. Here’s to continuing to celebrate creativity and connection, both inside and outside of work. 💙 #LifeAtLINK #CreativityAndConnection #TeamLINK

What I learned over my birthday weekend this year... Variety really is the spice of life! New and exciting experiences make life more interesting. (And if you want your content to do the same for your readers, keep this in mind in how you structure a sentence or outline and format an article.) I turned 41. My daughter turned 4. We celebrated all weekend with friends and family. We hosted 45 people (that's a lot!) at our neighborhood park (a known quantity, usually). There was a little market set up at one end and a huge slip-n-slide set up on the other (two giant unknown quantities). I didn't know if it would make things more complicated or more fun. The weather could have been super humid. Plus, I had the sniffles, making me more tired than usual. But we got tons of support - from friends from various parts of our lives - old friends, new friends, old colleagues, preschool families - and because there was so much going on at once, it was somehow easier to just let it all ride. If you're looking for content that pops and hits and really DOES SOMETHING to the reader, keep in mind who you're working with to create/edit/revise/refresh that content. Do they get that content needs to be infused with excitement, adventure, and... the spice of life?

Christmas at the Table: A Celebration of Tradition, Style, and Togetherness. Christmas brings a sense of magic and joy, which inevitably converges around the table — the place where tradition, style, and togetherness come together to create unforgettable moments. Read the article: https://lnkd.in/detNdTv5

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