Be Here Now

It’s Friday. It’s time for the weekend. The last couple of weeks have been busy in growing the business, taking care of personal stuff, and keeping up with tax and technology changes. (I have such a mistrust of things I can’t see that it’s taking serious work to get over fear of new AI technologies like ChatGPT.)

This week, I’ve been recentering on some learning and skill development - and one of the best resources I’ve ever found to help me focus and learn, along with managing anxiety, is coloring. My team used to give me a hard time if I looked distracted on Zoom, they always knew what I was doing. Keeping my hands busy kept me engaged in listening.

My coloring this week was “Be Here Now”. I think that sums up so much of life of late. We can get overwhelmed by what’s the next adventure, when’s the next deadline, what else can go wrong (or right) in the world, but what matters most is being here in the present. 

Enjoying the book I’m reading. 

Learning to be the best business advocate. 

Spending time with family - and enjoying it. 

That’s my goal going into the weekend and food for thought going forward at Osprey Tax. Being here now. Coloring. Learning. Helping others.