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Does Time Own You? Or Do You Control Time?
Does Time Own You? Or Do You Control Time?
“There are two fundamental ways to approach time: Either it’s something outside of you that you cannot control, or it’s something within you that you…
August 7, 2025
This is What I Do
The phrase “This is What I Do” is a calming mantra I use during times of excess inputs (aka stress) to center and focus myself,…
July 29, 2025
Why Not You? Why Not Today?
Success, however you choose to define it, is not reserved exclusively for others. Rather, progress belongs to those who combine pragmatic vision and deep desire…
July 24, 2025
Let the Problem Solve Us
‘Let the problem solve us’ means going deeper, asking how and why the problem occurred and what we can learn from it. It means letting…
June 26, 2025
Do You Have a Standard?
Do you hold yourself… and others… accountable? To a high bar? One that calls out to and requires the best of you? One that you…
June 17, 2025
Stress is not an event…
Stress is not an event; it is a learned reaction to an event. This is my mantra and while not a silver bullet, repeating it…
May 27, 2025
Leadership with a Small ‘I’
Leading with a small ‘l’ is about quiet leadership: guiding, showing the way, by behavior, encouragement, and example. It’s the belief and knowing that in…
May 15, 2025
Talking Out of School
Recently I was disappointed to learn that a team member in a leadership role had been sharing doubts with their team; misgivings about the direction…
May 6, 2025
No One Drifts into Wisdom
Wisdom is a far, far different beast than merely being smart or educated and it is rarely if ever acquired passively. Wisdom is slowly won…
April 22, 2025
Laziness is Real… and Occasionally Misdiagnosed
Gemini AI defined laziness ‘aka indolence or sloth, a disinclination to activity or exertion despite having the ability to act.’ Yet what manifests as laziness can…
April 10, 2025
Safety Has a Price
Let me begin by saying balance (Scott Peck’s 4th Tool of Discipline from ‘The Road Less Traveled’) applies here. I’ve chosen safety many a time…
April 8, 2025