I just had the pleasure of taking the weekend to do some hiking in the Cape Breton Highlands and let me tell you: If you’ve never been to Eastern Canada in the Fall, you’re missing out.

The leaves were stunning. Absolutely breathtaking.

It was walking through the woods, experiencing the quiet beauty and perfectly imperfect landscape of rivers and mountains that filled me with a peace that was so wonderful to experience.

It was there that I was able to be reminded of me; and what I’m wanting to accomplish. And how fortunate I was to be able to take these moments in a busy life to reconnect to that.

I’ve been working to create opportunities for more space in my work and calendar. Not only to work on projects that are important to me but to think more deeply about my work and how to improve on certain areas of my business. Particularly HOW I work.

What I’ve learned is space in my workweek leads to business growth…

You don’t need to get through your to-do list, focus on managing your priorities.

With changes happening regularly, sometimes hitting us daily, challenging our focus and shifting our plans, you can pretty much toss that to-do list out the window.

These days our weeks are anything but predictable, yet our work must continue.

So, how do we continue to adapt to our still-changing environment?