I'm Ashli, the owner and lead designer/developer at Basis. We design brands and build websites for ecommerce retailers. In this newsletter, I share weekly small biz reflections and helpful tips and tricks to help you grow your brand.
My Daughter is Teaching Me About Discipline
My daughter was accepted into a leadership program at her elementary school. She is a TOT — "teacher of tomorrow" — which basically means she has to go to school each day by 7:45 am sharp to help teachers sharpen pencils, pass out textbooks or make photocopies. As part of the program, she has to wear a school spirit shirt every Monday, a TOT polo shirt every Friday, and maintain grade requirements. It struck me as intense for a fourth grader. My sweet little baby girl just learned to tie her shoes last year (okay, we were a little late to that milestone) and now she is expected to follow a strict regimen?! Surely she isn't ready for this. But, over the last few weeks, I've watched as Emmy spent her allowance on an old-school alarm clock, learned how to set it, and woke up early each morning without complaint. I watched her read the TOTs handbook and sign her name in her best cursive. She's rising to the challenge, and she's thriving with the discipline. I can see her building confidence and respecting herself and her commitments in a new way. It's inspiring me to think of discipline with fresh eyes in my own day. The power of commitment, persistence and repetition is immense. I'm testing it out by:
Maybe the lessons learned in elementary school really are the most important ones. A ResourceI've been using Octopus with a current client who has a large amount of content that we are organizing for a website redesign. It's a handy little tool that allows you to plan website architecture really fast, hash out quick wireframes, and collaborate easily with designers, strategists and copywriters. It's fast, clean and really effective for communication. Random Roundup
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I'm Ashli, the owner and lead designer/developer at Basis. We design brands and build websites for ecommerce retailers. In this newsletter, I share weekly small biz reflections and helpful tips and tricks to help you grow your brand.
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