When I’m out hiking, I often get intimated by the big climbs. I start making up stories about how hard it will be and how long it will take and how my lungs might burst with the effort. I worry about my knees hurting, and running out of water, and bonking (running flat slap out […]
13 Ways to think differently about systems and organization
A client of mine tried to introduce me to his team recently. And he said, “I don’t know what to call you because you won’t tell me.” I’ve had this problem for several years. It started in 2011 when I joined an accelerator group and one of the members said to me, “You’re good at […]
Making time to plan
How long have you been in business? A few months? A few years? A few decades? If you’ve been in business more than a few years, I have a question for you: When was the last time you scheduled an entire day (or two) for planning, strategizing, and big thinking? My bet is, it’s been […]
Finding relief
In high school, I took up the very unusual hobby of wood carving. After school each Thursday, I would join about 15 men (most of them over age 60) to practice the art of making stuff out of wood. I bought my own tools and showed up ready to learn. The guys would give me […]
There’s always work to be done
It’s been about a month since I wrote last. I had a perfect storm of health issues, family issues, and energy issues. Plus, add on moving and getting married this year and I was tapped out. Other than working with current clients or people who approached me, I checked out. After five years of non-stop […]
Time for a life hacking smackdown!
It’s officially time for a smackdown on all this talk about “life hacking.” What is life hacking? you ask with wonder and curiosity. (And take my word for it…you’re trying to hack your life and you may not even realize it.) Wikipedia.org, knower of all things, reveals “life hacking refers to any trick, shortcut, skill, […]