Many of you have referred to this lifestyle entertainment and leadership blog as “the missing manual” to all things adulthood without skipping the awesomeness. Thanks BTW!
Most of our educational reports in audio, text article or video give “lab reports” in a step-by-step aimed at equipping readers while making them laugh!
Here is a glimpse over-the-shoulder via Mac Desktop screen video of how staffers align our core values/mission/vision with our daily operations using simple office technology. This is how we make the abstract concrete for our work culture.
See breakroom videos on Vimeo for our office outtakes and to snoop what’s in our fridge!
Our Editor-in-Chief Renee Marchol is committed to walking the talk as SmartyGirl in Leadership with SmartyFella “office spouses” as dear friends.
This example highlights our launch of our Love & Sex Series that includes Dating And Other Sports coinciding with October’s Campaign: Domestic Violence Awareness Month! SmartyFellas are #HeforShe and we SmartyGirls are for our “office spouses”/allies too!
Equipment
- Mac desktop running Snow Leopard
- Wireless Mouse that consumes Energizer batteries like a beast
- Wireless Keyboard
- Sense of humor
- Lots of patience
- Screenshot of National Domestic Violence Network’s Power and Control Wheel
- Skype account
- Gmail account
- Quicktime app
- wifi
Objective: Mindfulness and efficiency in making judgments and completing set tasks aligned with philosophy. Accountability to crew, readers and self.
Step 1: Login to wifi. Get someone else’s wifi by mistake. Finally connect with ours.
Step 2: Open Quicktime app to record screen desktop for this demonstration
Step 3: For demo highlight October’s campaign, study and be aware of the warning signs of unhealthy new/existing relationships according to the National Domestic Violence prevention network. Commit to giving respect to all men and women and insisting on the same.
Step 4: Login to SGL media company Gmail. See agenda items for shared team and leadership calendar. Note business travel to Toronto Canada in 2 weeks and arrival of New Zealand team in SFO next week.
Who have we interviewed from Toronto lately?
Who are we supporting again from New Zealand?

Photo Credit: SmartyFella Dr. Niall Doran of Sixteen Legs Documentary and Bookend Trust New Zealand Filmmaker Biologist
Step 5: Go to Mac Desktop magnifying glass to search the MIA Skype icon (again).
Step 6: Login to Skype. Watch spinning beach ball of doom. Wait to connect with North America SGL hubs in Seattle, SF, and Albany New York to begin day with meeting.
Step 7: Quit Quicktime as a work-around because it refuses to stop recording the desktop and export the mp4. 🙂 Save the screen recording onto the crowded desktop.

Photo Credit: Renee Marchol Vimeo Account Screenshot of Accompanying Video for October National Domestic Violence Campaign BTS
Step 8: Have “coffee”/beer with staff via Skype in different Time Zones and begin the day at our “virtual” offices
In order to view the technical tutorial for those curious How to Record Screen from Mac Desktop, please use password: gumdropcircuit2 as a (no-cost WordPress SGL subscriber) to view on this Vimeo link!
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