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Tweak # 112: During the busy holiday season, small stresses and short tempers can lead to harsh words with coworkers or customers. Lisa offers a quick reminder to pause, breathe, and notice when you’re running on empty. Simple micro-tactics—short breaks, a quick laugh, saying no to one extra task, or building margin between commitments—help you protect relationships and be kinder to yourself and others during the holidays. While you're here, take a quick pause to recharge and

Tweak # 111: For this special 111th episode, Lisa shares a personal story—Dave Uhrik’s 90-foot fall that became a life-changing lesson in perspective. What began as a terrifying tumble turned into a philosophy for living and working with meaning, ease, and intention. Drawing on Greg McKeown’s book Effortless, Lisa connects this dramatic moment to the power of simplifying, releasing perfectionism, and creating sustainable rhythms that make the most important things feel lighte

Tweak # 110: Words can do more than describe. They can stir memory, awaken the senses, and invite people closer. In this episode, Lisa Uhrik follows writer Jack Pawlik into the art of language that delights—the kind that turns a simple cappuccino into a velvety espresso topped with microfoam, crafted from organic whole milk. Lisa explores how vivid, sensory-rich writing can transform ordinary menus, signs, and shelf talkers into experiences that linger. A few well-chosen word