Hailley Griffis

I voice journal almost daily and average 40,000 words per month in my journal log.

I find it rather surprising how easily a week can slip away from me.

A few days ago, I sat in a quiet cabin over a few of those blurry days between Christmas and New Year, and had a realization that changed how I approach the entire year ahead.

Some of my most insightful realizations and best moments of growth have come from the simple act of taking time to reflect.

For the past few months, I’ve been living through what I have been describing as a very full season.

For years now, I’ve been collecting job descriptions that match or slightly exceed my current role at Buffer.

A concept that I will always believe is that the more you know about yourself, the easier time you’ll have doing just about anything.

The first time I returned to work after taking 12 weeks off on parental leave, my brain felt like mush.

The term ‘workload planning’ may not sound very exciting, but I’m talking about having a reasonable number of things on my to-do list on any given day — and there are few better ways to start a workday than that.

I used to get so stressed out during performance review season.

One of the best things I’ve done in my career is focus on horizontal networking (another way to describe it is lateral networking).

There have been a lot of systems in my work and life that I’ve had to adjust or change completely over the past few years.

Every year, I take time to reflect on the past year and set goals for the year ahead.

This year I’ll have read about 50 books, which is about the norm for me.

We’re in an era where if you are trying to create a personal brand online or share your work, you do that by creating content — and creating content is a fantastic way to build your brand, make new connections, and level up your knowledge.

One weekend in 2021, I decided to hire a virtual assistant.

I’ve worked in public relations (PR) for over ten years now.

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I’ve worked remotely for almost seven years, and meetings have been a natural part of my work.

Over the last two years, I have spent two long periods of time away from work.

This post was originally posted on Built In.

This post was originally posted on Built In.

This post was originally published on Builtin Instead of filling up calendars with video calls that drain energy and constrain working hours, incorporate asynchronous communication into your organization.

Last year, I FaceTimed my business partner and MakeWorkWork co-host, Habbi, which is a bit odd for us.

This post was originally published on BuiltIn.

This post was originally published on BuiltIn.

This post was originally published on BuiltIn.

This post was originally published on BuiltIn.

As I shared at the end of 2019, I read a lot more self-improvement than usual last year.

This post was originally published on Built In.

This post was originally published on BuiltIn.

This post was originally published on BuiltIn.

I recently celebrated my fourth ‘Bufferversary’ and couldn’t be happier to have spent the last four years with such a unique and inspiring team and company.

It’s not a secret, especially if you listen to the MakeWorkWork podcast, that I am an avid to-do list maker.

I’ve been quite career-focused ever since I was in University.

Unexpectedly, 2019 turned into the year that I did more speaking engagements than ever before.

I recently read this incredible post about how Andy Tryba’s office is set up and was immediately jealous.

I’ve worked 100% remotely for more than four years now.

I went into 2019 with an appetite for reading.

Throughout my career, I’ve found myself particularly keen to learn from others in a similar role to me.

I had a LinkedIn profile before I had a job.

If you’re on LinkedIn, you want to make sure your profile is set up so it’s clear who you are and what you do, along with why someone else on LinkedIn may want to reach out.

Early in my public relations career, I made the decision to start a private Twitter list of reporters that I was interested in because they covered topics relevant to my work.

Public relations metrics can be difficult to come by, here are the two formulas I've used to calculate public relations reach in the past few years.

I am the kind of person that really thrives on lists.

The other day I was on the phone with a friend who mentioned she is job hunting.

Nobody is more surprised than I am that I’ve been able to do so much reading this year.

At this point, many people in my life have realized that I’m quite obsessed with goals.

These are the exact questions I use to reflect at the end of the year, plus the four-step process I use to set goals for the coming year.

I’m answering emails more quickly, checking my email only twice a day, and getting zero email notifications on my phone.