Day 3,125

Growth:

Great idea from a friend yesterday which has been firmly rooted in my brain:

Just start the PowerPoint with a plain black and white template and focus on the visuals later.

Amanda

This nugget was quite a revelation for me as I have a tendency to start building everything all at once and then end up spending too much time on creating something that will get cut as I wrap up the project. Amanda’s advice will definitely save me a lot of time AND will likely improve the quality of my presentations thanks to the additional focus on content.

Thanks Amanda!!!

Appreciation:

Wonderfully told stories are such gifts from their authors! I’m reading Micro by Michael Crichton a few chapters at a time before bed (thanks to Gavin for the recommendation). My current audiobook is one of my favorites, a book version of the perfectly broken in and comfy sweatshirt you were on a quiet and cool fall day – Spin by Robert Charles Wilson. Both stories are dynamic, wonderfully sci-fi, engaging, and full of relatable characters. Exactly what I needed after a handful of very intense nonfictions!

Presence:

Nothing like laughter with my teams! This afternoon I cracked up seeing the incredible artistic rendition one of my teammates created during their monthly team fun event!

Thanks!!!