I teach designers how to get the respect they deserve. I share tips, tricks, and tools about design systems, process, and leadership.
Celebrate Your Accomplishments
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I’ve never really been good at celebrating my accomplishments, but that’s something I’ve been working on changing over the last few years. One of the things I’m learning in a course I’m currently enrolled in—Shawn Blanc’s “Focus Like a Boss” program—is about the 5 areas of life where we need margin:
- Time
- Health
- Emotions
- Finances
- Creativity
Generally, margin in one of these areas often leads to margin in another. So, in looking for ways to celebrate, I figured I might as well look for activities that edify several of these areas.
Luckily, this time of year provides a great option. As has been my annual tradition for the last 3 years, I took a trip last weekend with a few friends to the Adirondacks to shoot photos of the changing fall foliage. It was as restorative as I’d hoped; it fed my emotional well-being, and I can feel my creativity surging, which I think will eventually help create more financial and time margin as a result.
Here are some of my favorite photos that I shot this past weekend:
(If you’re interested in more of the details of this trip, check out my full post about it.)
How do you celebrate your accomplishments in a way that gives you margin in multiple areas of your life? Reply and let me know.
—Dan
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I teach designers how to get the respect they deserve. I share tips, tricks, and tools about design systems, process, and leadership.
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