You are the Barometer

barometer: an instrument measuring atmospheric pressure, used especially in forecasting the weather and determining altitude. My friends, today you are a barometer. In your home or at work you will be a barometer. People will see the…

Being a Millennial Climbing the Ladder and Pursuing Joy in Passion Projects with Abby Burlile

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Being a Millennial Climbing the Ladder and Pursuing Joy in Passion Projects with Abby Burlile Learn more about Coffee + Connection inspired from this episode: https://cassmccrory.com/coffee-connection/ Follow along with Abby: …

10-Minute LinkedIn Update

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Set your timer for 10 minutes and turn everything else off. We all know that distractions will make this take weeks. Check your profile photo. If it was taken prior to 2015 you need a new photo. Professional and current is best. At the…

Setting the Expiration Date on Beliefs

I was never picked first at gym class and before you feel bad about this you should know that I was totally hiding in the mass of awkward 7th-grade girls praying to not get picked. From this very early experience a belief was born: I'm not…

1 Decision or 100 Decisions?

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Over this past weekend, I listened to this podcast with Tim Ferriss and Jim Collins and something they said really stuck with me.  Mr. Collins mentions this forward he wrote as the Foreword to the 50th Anniversary Edition of The Effective…

Be ALL IN

This week my intention is to be all in, do one thing, then the next with gratitude. You can learn more about what this intention setting practice is here. I've been thinking for several days how to write about this intention, trying to parse…

What are you going to make (of) this week?

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Two things can happen on Monday. Nothing or Something. When nothing happens on Monday it sets the tone for the whole week. And when SOMETHING happens on Monday it triggers this bit of momentum that can just overflow from one day into…

So Many Different Hats – Which One Do I Wear?

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This morning I went to a party to celebrate the launch of the Go-To-Gal podcast from local entrepreneur & inspirer Jaclyn Mellone. It was a great experience to see so many women business owners in one room supporting this vision of Jaclyn's…

I love my work! (I never would have guessed that!)

My intention this week: Show up with love and at every invitation dance.  The other day a client told me that they loved their job. I was surprised...actually, gobsmacked would be a better reaction to how I reacted because I would not have…

The 3 Things To Do When Your Closet Kondo Attempt Has Failed

The magic of Marie Kondo has been going around again like fairy dust thanks to the new Netflix show Tidying Up with Marie Kondo and people ask me "what do you think of all of this?" They know that after a decade of doing Subtraction Projects…

Without Distraction

My intention this week: Be in each moment without distraction.* I love flights - not just because I enjoy traveling and having adventures - I love how flights bring me clarity, they help me get the work done that I've avoided, without the…

A day in the life…

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I'm obsessed with reading about how other people live their days and if I'm interested in this maybe you are too. So here it is. A day in the life of me Cass McCrory. 6:00-6:20 - Wake-up from our human alarm clocks I love the idea of having…

The Pre-Work Warm-Up

My intention this week: Best next step.* To many, myself included, today is the "first" day of the New Year - it's the first Monday of 2019 and salads are being crunched and we're back to a regular week of work. As I got down to my home office…

The 4 Secrets to Advancing Your Career in 2019

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SECRET #1 - CUT TO THE CHASE Have you ever had a conversation with an 8-year-old? It's a meandering, detail filled, destination-less experience that can often leave you with a "what just happened?" feeling. Some adults have similar conversational…