Anese Cavanaugh

AUGUST 21, 2014

Ninja super power move… Simply be conscious of your language and intentional with your relationship with “busy” If you LOVE being busy and the thrill, and even the stress — awesome — own it. And if not, shift it. You choose. The post So so so BUSY?? 10 Places to Look. appeared first on Anese Cavanaugh.

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Anese Cavanaugh

JULY 24, 2013

Just about any human being I work with or have in one of my classes tells me that “busyness” and lack of time are to blame for much of their internal stress and churn. Busy is stressful. Got a minute? I’m not going to spend a ton of time on this. You and I both know better than that. It is a hiding place. A cop out.

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Anese Cavanaugh

FEBRUARY 25, 2010

He saw this “horrible” situation, which was stressful and would likely have a significant impact on his family (including a possible relocation), as an opportunity to stop, breathe, reassess, and reinvigorate. While talking to this gentleman, I was moved by his attitude. ” That’s quite a mindset. How are they doing it?

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Anese Cavanaugh

AUGUST 13, 2012

When she got here she was harried, stressed, completely pressurized. A friend of mine came to my office today for a session to work on her business. We had 2 hours, she was 40 minutes late. When I asked her why she was so late (my irritated presence and energy doing nothing to help her), she burst into tears.

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Anese Cavanaugh

DECEMBER 17, 2010

I’m finding that if I focus my attention on the stress of what’s moving slow, or what’s out of my control…my energy tanks. Make a list of what’s stressing you out. As a swimmer I can CHOOSE how peaceful the process is by paying attention to mindset. I can choose to sink or swim. For example…. Process the emotions.

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Anese Cavanaugh

FEBRUARY 24, 2009

In his mind he’s justified because it’s a stressful time, the economy is diving and “people are lucky to have jobs and best perform at their best if they want to stay on board.” At that rate, when would the other “phone” drop? See, in his mind his leadership style demands attention and gets results. A little temper keeps it interesting.

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Anese Cavanaugh

AUGUST 13, 2012

When she got here she was harried, stressed, completely pressurized. A friend of mine came to my office today for a session to work on her business. We had 2 hours, she was 40 minutes late. When I asked her why she was so late (my irritated presence and energy doing nothing to help her), she burst into tears.

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Anese Cavanaugh

JULY 9, 2012

When I look back at decisions that have had less than intended or optimal or even stressful outcomes, if I’m truthful, I’ve felt the underlying resistance that whispered or urged, “no” – but was overridden by internal chatter driven by “what if’s?

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Anese Cavanaugh

MARCH 19, 2009

So honor those feelings, have your emotions – fully – authentically - give yourself the permission you need to be stressed (scared, angry, etc.), Bottom line: Our thoughts, the way we think about things and the lens we “look” through, impact our actions and the results we create. Which is cool. DECIDE what you will do.

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Anese Cavanaugh

SEPTEMBER 24, 2013

I noticed that every time we spoke, there was an energy of “busy”, “stressed out”, “rushed”, “tense”… but I over rode it. The thing that always sat a little “off” with me was the energy of the lead person. I never felt GREAT walking away from an interaction.

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Anese Cavanaugh

MAY 4, 2022

My team and I get asked questions all the time about the quickest three things to do for this or that or all of the above. Building a healthy culture and an authentic Positive Energy Workplace™ takes awareness, honesty, intention, energy, presence, and action.

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Anese Cavanaugh

JULY 30, 2021

"Gosh, you are so busy!” is a statement I often hear from people. It’s an assumption people make based upon how I design my time and what I say YES and NO to.

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Anese Cavanaugh

JULY 9, 2012

When I look back at decisions that have had less than intended or optimal or even stressful outcomes, if I’m truthful, I’ve felt the underlying resistance that whispered or urged, “no” – but was overridden by internal chatter driven by “what if’s?

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Anese Cavanaugh

NOVEMBER 20, 2012

And it often starts like this: “Well… hmmm… I’m not sure about this because what if this, and how do I know that this is going to work, and what about this, and maybe we’ll fail, and this could go really wrong, and I’m not sure why this is making me feel so uncomfortable, but, this is really stressing me out.

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Anese Cavanaugh

DECEMBER 17, 2008

Gratitude makes the world go round, no matter how scary, uncertain or stressful life gets. (“BP” Taking care of our well-being is essential to our success and being able to be in full service of those around us. (“BP” BP” Result: Clean eating, regular workouts and sleep are non-negotiable.). Ask: What am I grateful for in this situation?

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Anese Cavanaugh

SEPTEMBER 3, 2021

I think we have to be extra kind to each other right now. I'm noticing in my work with clients, with things my friends and family are going through, and in my own life that there is this extra level of buzz, tenderness, and sensitivity that seems to go with more things than not right now. the pandemic and. everything else.

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Anese Cavanaugh

JULY 20, 2021

“It’s naive to think in today’s day and age that an organization does not play a part in their employees’ wellness.” -- Tara Ataya, chief people and diversity officer at Hootsuite.

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Anese Cavanaugh

DECEMBER 12, 2019

I had what I call a “growth experience” with my daughter recently. Some would call this an argument.) I’m learning the ever-changing dance of parenting a highly intelligent teenage girl (who I love more than air) who is also learning her own ever-changing dance of becoming as she learns how to navigate a mom who asks a lot (a lot!) of questions.

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Anese Cavanaugh

OCTOBER 31, 2020

CONTAGIOUS CULTURE, C ONTAGIOUS YOU. Who would have thought we’d be in a CONTAGIOUS PANDEMIC just four months after the release of CONTAGIOUS YOU (the follow on to CONTAGIOUS CULTURE )?

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Anese Cavanaugh

JULY 22, 2020

I'm considering starting up a podcast or some kind of weekly "live" on Instagram or LinkedIn (possibly both for the different platforms, email or DM me if you have a preference).

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Anese Cavanaugh

APRIL 21, 2020

Digging into work yesterday I received a text from a client updating me on their status and letting me know that she, her team, and their healthcare organization (a hospital right on the frontlines in a highly affected area) were doing okay. I read the text and burst into tears. Gratitude and relief. My mom called me last night to check in.

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Anese Cavanaugh

MARCH 13, 2020

This information was shared in our bi-weekly contagious leadership conversation broadcast (which is subscription-based ). Given what we’re all going through right now, we wanted to provide this information on a bigger scale. Stay present. Wash your hands. We talk about contagiousness a lot. energetic, emotional, attitudinal, and. contagiousness.

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Anese Cavanaugh

NOVEMBER 7, 2019

I’ve been speaking about “busy” and burnout — navigating it, healing it, and avoiding it — for years. In my work, I’ve found there are several components, that when addressed proactively (and reactively as required), can support us in managing ourselves through it and even avoiding it all together.

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Anese Cavanaugh

NOVEMBER 21, 2019

I've recently been invited to contribute to a new LinkedIn feature called #YouAsked. Here is the question I was given today. My thinking around it follows. “I I struggle with deadlines, timelines, and timeliness (thanks, ADHD), which is an important part of my job. Does struggling with that mean I can’t ever do my job well?

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Anese Cavanaugh

JUNE 25, 2020

We are in a new era of leadership. Many of us thought we were in a new era in the last few years (I guess we were), and oh. little did we know.

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Anese Cavanaugh

OCTOBER 10, 2019

“Am I truly burnt out, or do I just need a nap?”. I love the conversations I get to have with people about where they’re at in their leadership journey. This comment came from a group I’d worked with last year. We’d been discussing burnout, overload, and mindset.

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Anese Cavanaugh

AUGUST 27, 2019

There’s a lot in the media about burnout right now; what burnout is, what it costs us, and what to do about it (especially in healthcare where it’s estimated that the prevalence of physician burnout is about twice as high as in the general population).

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Anese Cavanaugh

JANUARY 25, 2021

I recently had a conversation with an executive team who wanted to work on ways to make their culture feel better right now. People are tired, they're trying to connect remotely and do their jobs while walking their dogs and managing their kids' Zoom rooms, workload is high, connection is low, and presence is extra tricky right now.

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Anese Cavanaugh

DECEMBER 2, 2008

In this busy busy world, with all the excitement and stress of day to day life, it is quite easy to disconnect from “why I’m doing this work and what’s important about it.” Help them see the importance of their work in relationship to what the team and organization is trying to accomplish.

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Anese Cavanaugh

AUGUST 28, 2020

I've got to say, this last month -- not to mention this whole year -- has been a.

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Anese Cavanaugh

OCTOBER 30, 2020

Navigating this year has been tricky -- I know I'm not alone.

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Anese Cavanaugh

SEPTEMBER 19, 2019

In my work with human beings and organizations to build healthier cultures, create positive impact, and to get in front of burnout all together, I’ve found the most sustainable and pleasurable change requires a three-pronged approach, a trifecta of sorts, and four P’s.

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Anese Cavanaugh

APRIL 18, 2009

He was looking at this “horrible” situation, one that was stressful and would have a large impact on his family (including a possible relocation), as an opportunity to re-assess and “start over.” He was now without a job and exploring options. As I spoke with this guy, what struck me was his attitude.

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Anese Cavanaugh

APRIL 24, 2009

Especially when in the midst of stressful or challenging times. In my experience, the quickest way I know to prevent burnout is not to “avoid it” (after all, we create what we think about, and even more so what we avoid), but rather to make sure we’re doing stuff that has meaning and purpose for us – EVERY SINGLE DAY.

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