If you’ve known me for any stretch of time you’ve inevitably heard me rant that technology is not the boss of you. I had an epiphany a few weeks ago that further strengthened my less-than-positive feelings about our over-reliance and fixation on technology being the end-all, be-all answer to what ails us. It happened as […]
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Trails, snails, and other hard stuff
This past weekend, Nelson and I packed the dogs into the Subaru and hiked some hard stuff near our new house. It’s been awhile since we’ve done a hearty hike and we all needed it! After picking out a loop hike that we hoped wouldn’t be overly crowded, we strapped on our hiking boots, grabbed […]
Changes!
This is one of the longer posts I’ve ever written mostly because there a BIG changes happening for me and my business and it’s important to me to share the full stories. I’m not sure where to start, so I’m just going to lay it out there. I know where you’re stuck. I know where you […]
The other “B” word (Busy, busy, busy)
Quite a few people have been writing about “the other B-word” recently – busy, busy, busy. I’ve read about the Cult of Busy; Arianna Huffington asks everyone to Stop the Glorifiation of Busy in her new book Thrive; my very own Make Some Room Manifesto says, ‘Busy is a bullshit word; choose to say something […]
Your obsession
Quite a few clients I’ve worked with in the past year have an obsession. This obsession shows up in offices, vehicles, bags, and on kitchen counters. Partially used. Nearly forgotten. Scrawled on with notes, names, and phone numbers. Very Important. Mostly buried in piles or stuck in drawers. Lost but not completely forgotten. Valuable but […]
When not to be efficient
There’s a time to be efficient and a time to not be efficient. Case in point, last week one of my clients, his manager, and I were talking about people. And he said something really profound: “It’s an honor to serve the people you work with and the customers we work for.” He summed it […]