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#### My Three Goals for 2019

**1. Spend more time** getting to know my team and volunteers so I can better serve them (I started at CAATE in September 2018).

**2. Work on delegating** and prioritizing, and get better at saying no.

**3. Stop and smell the roses** more often, focusing more on work-life balance.

#### On My Desk Right Now

Governance documents, business plans, financial statements, job descriptions, and my brand-new Rocketbook!

#### My Media Mix

**Podcasts:** HBR IdeaCast, WorkLife With Adam Grant, Friction With Bob Sutton, 99% Invisible

**Playlist:** Heavy on ’80s and ’90s and, thanks to my boys, Imagine Dragons, Charlie Puth, Shawn Mendes

**Blogs:** Harvard Business Review, JamesClear.com, AssociationSuccess.org

#### What I Do When I’m Not at Work

Cheer on my sons at youth soccer games and go to concerts, especially ’80s and ’90s bands. It’s the best stress relief I have found.

#### The Best Advice I Ever Got

Seek first to understand, then to be understood.

#### If I Weren’t Doing This, I’d …

… be hosting my own talk show or producing documentaries.

(Photograph by James Kegley)

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