Sometimes the ideas just aren’t good. The words don’t flow. Nothing makes sense. It feels pointless. But as I told a friend just the other day “the catharsis is more important than the final product.” So I’ve got to live those words too. And stick with the process. Write. The. Words. Sometimes that’s all...
Continue readingAnother Way To Think About Goals
How often do we get to the end of the day having worked for eight or more hours and we feel like we’ve made no progress. We feel stuck. Behind. Anxious. Where did the time go? Because of this we carry work over into our personal lives and stress about what we didn’t get...
Continue readingTwo Things
Tonight the boys were playing with their Octonaut toys in the bath. After the water had drained they called for me, panicked. Their little plastic salamander had gotten wedged in the drain and they couldn’t get it out. I immediately reassured them but both boys began to cry. The more I tried to soothe...
Continue readingMistakes Are A Signal
When you start making mistakes frequently there’s a couple of things likely going on. Either you’re trying to go too fast. Or you’ve got too many moving parts to what you’re doing. Mistakes are a signal to slow down or streamline. Sounds easy. But in practice it’s much harder to execute. It is funny...
Continue readingChock Full Of Nuts
Library holds lapse. Writing stalls. The new year came and went and I didn’t set any resolutions. But I am busy as hell at work and home. And doing important work with both. Rather than focusing on what I’m not doing. Or that I’m not doing something grand. I’m just trying to take little...
Continue readingTogether
What seems impossible becomes less so when you do it together. Sure we can get through, survive, persevere, but it’s togetherness in some way shape or form that allows us to thrive. I see this in family and work. Massive change. Hardships. Unexpected burdens. Suddenly become lighter with others around. What we are going...
Continue readingS—t Breaks
When something breaks it’s always frustrating. Even though things breaking is inevitable. It reminds us there are no guarantees. Tommy Boy said it best – “Hey, if you want me to take a dump in a box and mark it guaranteed, I will. I got spare time.” So we do the best we can with...
Continue readingThe Stories We Write
Are often far more dramatic than real life. Are based on assumptions we make about others. Tend to focus on the worst case scenario. But what if in real life it was exactly the opposite? What if the person you’re angry at is actually not out to get you? Or the situation isn’t nearly...
Continue readingThe Hard Stuff First
Don’t shy away from the hard stuff. It’s often where the most growth and opportunity lies. ...
Continue readingThe Story Of Leadership
If you want to understand who a leader is pay attention to the decisions they make, especially under pressure. I just finished reading the incredible book “Story” by Robert McKee and have pulled a few quotes that I thought summarized this sentiment really well. This book was immensely helpful in understanding that decisions drive...
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