“The key is not to prioritize what’s on your schedule, but to schedule your priorities.” – Stephen Covey Covey is a pretty smart dude. The secret, though, is figuring out what your priorities are vs. not-priorities or someone else’s priorities. And then when you throw in personal, professional, family, and community priorities, suddenly it really […]
Organizing rules
Organizing Rules. How do you read that statement? Did you read it hoping I’m going to address, “10 Organizing rules to help you be more organized, which may result in your being smarter and sexier in every area or your life!” Or… Do you read it the way I intended: Organizing RULES! As in, organization […]
Are you on purpose?
Have you ever watched what plants do? I have since childhood and I’m nearly obsessed with it. When I was a kid, I would lie down in the plants at dusk and watch the brilliant pink flowers of an Ice Plant fold up for the night. It was fascinating to me how this happened almost […]
The promise of a pencil
For the last few days, I’ve been listening to a new audio book by Adam Braun called The Promise of a Pencil. Adam traveled the world during college and had a nearly fatal ship ride during a Semester at Sea adventure. During a frightening storm when the large ocean liner he and 650 other students […]
Then I will vs. Now I will (a.k.a. Making a decision)
I’m big on making decisions. And at a recent networking meeting full of smart folks, a guest speaker spoke about that very thing I was particularly struck by his concept of, “Then I will” vs. “Now I will” Here’s what “Then I will” sounds like: Once I make a certain revenue goal (or have a […]
Let’s hug Procrastination and thank it, too
Let’s talk about procrastination. Currently I’m reading two books – one on how to joyfully and playfully free my inner writer even more and a second one on how to master the game of life. I’ve practically filled half a notebook with thoughts from each. The interesting thing is both of these books address the […]