Several years ago, a dear friend gave me a framed copy of this quote (really an excerpt from an article) written by Joan Solotar in the Harvard Business Review for my birthday. I was a few years into being a working mom and every sentence on this quote just called out to me. I put it on my desk, right next to my computer monitor and every day at least one line would catch my eye. “Know the numbers inside and out” when I was on a call with finance or “Even CEOs ask questions.” when the company president would stop by.
I really love everything in this article but the reason I chose this as my first post is theme of this blog will be “Pay it forward and good things happen.” I want to share the clever tricks I use as a professional, mom, wife, sister, friend and volunteer.
About a year after I got the quote, I asked my best friend to re-write the quote in her handwriting (isn’t it so great?) and then I had it printed on the first page of pocket journals to give as holiday gifts. It was the perfect gift for co-workers. I gave it to both women and men. This is how it turned out:
GSD = Get Shit Done
Take a minute to read the full article by Joan Solotar, it’s worth it. Then feel free to print it out and put it near your computer monitor or wherever you need to be reminded to “Be ready… for anything”.