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Clarissa just got back from spending some time in the sun.
By the time you read this, she’ll have already been to The Bahamas this year. And not for a special occasion, just a few days to warm up after a New Jersey winter that dumped way more snow than anyone asked for! Her version of “spring cleaning” is getting out of the cold and into the ocean.
Good plan.
Originally, she was going to fly back home — business as usual. But she got a call from her parents about a procedure her dad needed, and decided on the spot that her plans would need to be adjusted. From vacationing in the Bahamas, she went straight to Puerto Rico to help. Her dad is 89 now, but still strong, still independent, and still very much himself. The situation wasn’t urgent or dramatic. He needed help getting to and from some appointments for a skin cancer procedure, and a little support to follow the care instructions afterward.
Not full-time care, just … someone there.
One of the best parts about working remotely, she said, was that she didn’t have to treat this like an “all or nothing” decision. She didn’t have to choose between her family and her job.
As she told me afterward, she loves the work she’s doing building out our waiting room (and if you’ve been through it, you already know how much she cares about it). She hates missing meetings and gets FOMO when she has to. She didn’t want to step away from the work she’s doing. And she didn’t feel like she had to. So, she did both. Then came back feeling energized, connected, and peaceful about the three weeks she spent away. She didn’t skip a beat. (The procedure went well, and her dad is doing great, by the way.) Please remember that every single one of your employees and independent contractors is a human being. And because they’re human beings, they all have something going on in their lives right now. They’ve got parents, siblings, nieces, nephews, aunts, uncles, friends, or someone else in their life they care about, or else they are going through something themselves. And if you’re not taking an active interest in what’s going on in the lives of the human beings helping you make your dreams a reality, you’ll be at a severe disadvantage as you try to build a culture of people who give a shit about your business.
If these words ring true for you at all, please take the initiative to ask one or two of your employees this week: “How are you doing?” And then really pay attention to their response.
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