The transpose method I swear by 🤞

Hey! Up for a mini Microsoft challenge? Try putting these products in the order they were released: Excel, OneNote, PowerPoint, Outlook, and PowerBI. 

I’ll give you a hint: The oldest on this list dates back to the 1980s, while the newest arrived within the last decade. Scroll down for the answers. 👀

The Transpose Trick 🪄

Picture this: It’s Thursday afternoon. After working on your quarterly presentation (due tomorrow 🥴) all day long, you’re about to head out when your boss walks by and glances at your spreadsheet. 

“This would be clearer if the employees category were columns instead of rows,” they say. 

You’ve spent hours compiling this data. Re-entering everything manually would mean staying late. But don’t panic—there’s a better way. Enter: the Transpose feature!  

This tool lets you flip your columns into rows and vice versa in seconds. There are two ways you can use it:

Method 1 

Method 2 

There you have it! Your presentation is still on track to be ready first thing tomorrow morning. 😎

Missed Last Week’s Dashboards Class?

ICYMI: Last week, we rolled out our first Excel dashboards class—where I showed you how to transform boring data into visual stories that command attention (and practically do all the analysis for you!).

I’ve led over 100 Excel webinars. But this dashboards class? It was one of our best reviewed classes—ever!

To celebrate, if you missed last week’s class, I’ve made the replay available completely free! Give it a watch right here if you’re ready to level up your Excel game.

Hope it helps! 💚 

The Nervous System Olympics 👟

Ever found yourself anxious about something—maybe asking your boss for a promotion or quitting your job—so you just keep avoiding it? 🫠

The problem: When we avoid the things that trigger our anxiety, we’re telling our nervous system—the control center that regulates our stress responses—that said thing is dangerous. Ultimately, we reinforce our fear and never end up making progress. 

This is exactly why I created what I call the Nervous System Olympics. It’s a series of challenges ranked by difficulty that gently expose you to uncomfortable situations. 

The why: training our nervous systems through small, intentional exposure = building the resilience to face big, scary (but life-changing) opportunities, like moving to a new country or nailing an interview with your dream company

Here’s how it works: 

🥉 Bronze: a small challenge that’s mildly uncomfortable

🥈 Silver: a medium challenge that pushes the edges 

🥇 Gold: a big challenge that gets your palms sweaty 

The key is to start small and slowly work your way up. Let yourself celebrate each win—no matter how small—and you’ll eventually chip away at your fear. Is there a bronze-level challenge you can tackle today? 

Now, if you'll excuse me, I’m going to go for a drive! 😎

• Drop your mouse and head to the (spreadsheet) dance floor. 💃

• This PowerPoint presentation is seriously Picasso-worthy. 🎨

• How to count how many worksheets you have in 20 seconds. 🏃

• This one question will immediately get you into a gratitude mindset. 

• The client just sent you a super messy spreadsheet? 🫠 Here’s your fix.

Drumroll, please…🥁 Here’s the correct release order: 

1. Excel (1985) 

2. PowerPoint (1987) 

3. Outlook (1997) 

4. OneNote (2003) 

5. Power BI (2015) 

If you got these all right? You’re a tried-and-true Microsoft history buff.

Stay Exceling,

Kat