Tools for Establishing Systems

Setting goals (both personally and professionally) drove me crazy until I found a daily approach that moves me little by little toward my goals. It’s become a system, a process. Honestly, I’ve come to appreciate systems for more than just my small business. These systems give me the capacity to spend more time and energy…

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Roam Recommends – Focus Playlist

This month at Roam, it’s all about discipline and productivity. These often go hand in hand, don’t they? It’s hard to be productive without being disciplined. Well being disciplined takes focus, and this can be especially difficult in the summertime. So, we’ve updated our FOCUS playlist to help keep you crankin’ through the heat! Check…

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How Discipline Gives You the Freedom to Grow

“Some people regard discipline as a chore. For me, it is a kind of order that sets me free to fly.” – Julie Andrews One of the biggest challenges I’ve had to face as my husband Bryan and I have created and grown the companies of Miles AG over the past few years is learning…

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Productivity Hacks for a Disciplined Work Day

My husband once said to me, “I don’t know if I could be in your head for a day. You’ve got a new idea, like, every hour. Whew.” It’s true. Between my Myers-Briggs personality, Strengths Finder results and chosen career field, I’m wired to constantly consume media and information leading to a rapid-fire stream of…

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Failing Up

Let’s talk about failure. What are some of your biggest fails? Maybe a school project that went awry, a bad business decision, or possibly a poor choice you made at your job? As a society we often glorify successes and tend to gloss over our failures or laugh at them via compilation videos. The truth…

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Roam Recommends – Music for Productivity

Did you know, the soundtrack of your workday can change the quality of your work? In 1993, a study was conducted to find the differing effects of music as opposed to silence or relaxation instructions, designed to lower blood pressure. Researchers found that after listening to Mozart for 10 minutes, subjects scored 8-9 points higher…

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