Author: Tracy Brower
Parenting is Not a Competitive Sport: How Failing Can Build Community
When our daughter was born, it was a little shocking to me that we were able to drive home from the hospital with so little fanfare. Wasn’t there a parenting license we should have received first? Or some kind of evaluation that was required before we could be entrusted with her fragile life? When our […]
How to Maintain Work-Life Integration as a Solopreneur – Asked and Answered
This question was submitted as part of the Limeade Summer Reading Club where the group is reading Bring Work to Life! and virtually discussing work-life. Here’s the detail: As a solopreneur/entrepreneur, how do I maintain work-life integration? A lot of people launch their own business – whether on their own as a solopreneur or running a business […]
On Being Wonder Woman
My cousin and his wife have one of those families that is really, really cute. We keep up on Facebook, so I’m always in the know about their latest activities. They are engaging and funny and real and seemingly have the best little family life ever. Iain is entering preschool and loves the drums. Ava […]
How to Shape Company Culture at Your Organization – Asked and Answered
This question was submitted as part of the Limeade Summer Reading Club where the group is reading Bring Work to Life! and virtually discussing work-life. Here’s the detail: Given all the recent media coverage about what some consider to be ‘toxic cultures’ at large companies, what are some ways that individuals can help shape culture at their own […]
The Scientific Basis for Parenting: How Our Children Become Part of Us
Every parent who has loved a child knows the extent to which our children become a part of us. It’s a powerful thing. And it’s certainly something that all kinds of parents experience: adoptive parents, foster parents, biological parents. These little humans that pass through our lives, live in our hearts, and take a piece […]
Navigating the Great Loop of Work and Life: Relaxing into Uncertainty
Taking a year off and circumnavigating the waterways of eastern North America isn’t the typical path to renewal, but for Mary Ellen Kettelhut it has marked a sea change in her perspectives on life, and work, and what really matters. For those who don’t know, the Great Loop is a boating voyage undertaken by about […]
The 4-Day School Week: Why it’s Not that Easy for Families or Work-Life
There’s a new study* that suggests there are neutral-to-positive academic effects of 4-day school weeks on children. Hmmmm… This is all about cost-cutting. Districts that reduce to a 4-day school week save money on everything from utilities to busing costs. I get it. Schools are strapped and it’s all good for budgets and balance sheets, […]
How to Ensure Integration Doesn’t Turn into Interruption – Asked and Answered
This question was submitted as part of Limeade Summer Reading Club where the group is reading Bring Work to Life! and (virtually) discussing work-life. Here’s the detail: My personal life has recently interfered with my work life. How can I better structure my time so my performance doesn’t start slipping? First of all, congratulations on recognizing the […]
When a Badge is More than a Badge: How to Create Motivating Work Experiences
This post was published on the Mars Drinks Blog. PDF Version: When a Badge is More than a Badge_ How to Create Motivating Work Experiences _ MARS DRINKS
What We Leave Behind: Lessons from Pompeii
We had the privilege of visiting Pompeii last month. It was fascinating and sobering. It was destroyed hundreds of years ago in a volcano. Most people weren’t killed by lava, but rather by the ash that covered them. There are casts of their bodies. People covering their noses and mouths as it became impossible to […]