My continuing series of ways to dominate in your working life. You worked your butt off getting into the best schools, graduating with honors, getting the best internship, the best job, the best partnership. The sooner you conquer your career the sooner you can be free to start living the life you’ve worked so hard for. You can start living YOUR life. For me, that life happens high the mountains of Park City, Utah, where the air is crisp and clean, I’m never more than 5 minutes from a trail, and I just have to look around and be renewed by the towering peaks and beautiful pines.
As part of my continuing series, “Tips to Help Your #Hustle,” here is another quick tip to help dominate in your working life. The sooner you conquer your career the sooner you can be free to start living the life you’ve worked so hard for. For me, that life happens up high in the mountains of Park City, Utah.
Have you ever wished somebody would hand you a key, an index, a magic formula for taking efficient notes that are useful later, one that would magnify your productivity, free up your creativity and ultimately lead to your being a total badass in your business?
Behold. The Bullet Journal Method.
This video goes very quickly, so plan to watch it a time or two but sometimes that’s what it takes for genius to unfold. My broker played it for us in sales meeting and we all sat with mouths agape. As a moleskin fetishist I can vouch for the brilliance of this system. It’s everything I ever wanted. The website is fabulous as well. Go. Go now. Order a moleskine–start with The Hobbit version because duh why wouldn’t you–start using it efficiently, and carry on taking over the world.
As part of my continuing series, “Tips to Help Your #Hustle,” here is another quick tip on ways to dominate in your working life. The sooner you conquer your career the sooner you can be free to start living the life you’ve worked so hard for. For me, that life happens up high in the mountains of Park City, Utah.
Most offices are moving towards a Kuerig machine versus the traditional coffee pot or kettle and boxes of tea bags. Easier for clients, easier for staff, everybody gets a version of what they prefer. It’s an amazing machine. But let’s say you don’t do the K-cup ordering. Or let’s say like me, you grind your own beans, use a French press most mornings, made the move to a Chemex, or–heaven forbid–want some caffeine but are just not in the mood for coffee come 4 PM. I wouldn’t say I’m a coffee snob, but I can’t deal with how over-roasted just about everything is right now. I’m also not terribly patient, so when I decide I need a hot beverage, I don’t want to just hang out for 5 minutes waiting for it to cool down. The last thing I want to do roll into the office and stick my face in a cup of scorched green tea or over-roasted coffee that somebody else chose AND have to wait for it to cool. And since I hate to take the time to grab a to-go latte with so much whipped cream that it cools down immediately, having a solution to hack your Kuerig supply in a pinch is a great way to get your go juice and not stop your hustle.
First? Punch open that K-cup like it insulted your momma.
Next, heat the water. Entertain yourself while you wait.
Combine the leaves and hot water. Stir. Completely ignore the instructions on the mug.
After your desired amount of brewing time–two minutes in this case for green tea–PLUNGE.
Is it perfect? No. But what’s a little fiber amongst friends?
However, after checking the leaves-in-my-teeth factor with the reverse cam on my iPhone 27 totally non-obsessive times while I was drinking it, I can assure you it’s not a big deal. Are you better off with loose-leaf tea or coarse-ground coffee? Sure. But for a quick desk hack to get a nice green tea or office coffee that’s not too hot, easy to drink, and with all the charm of doing it yourself and sparing the hassle of leaving your business to get your afternoon bump on?
Kristina Watkins, Summit Sotheby's International Realty 