Get Off The Road

The road to nowhere is well-worn. Many have travelled it before. And many will travel it after. There are a million miles of road but no destination other than despair. But the beautiful thing about the road to nowhere is that an endless amount of roads to somewhere branch off of it. All it...

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40, Right?

There was one year in my 30s I kept saying I was a year younger than I was. Then there was another year where I kept saying I was a year older than I was. It wasn’t intentional or deceptive. I just actually couldn’t remember. All of my late 30s felt the same. 36,...

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Good Stuff

This week was a good week. Some good sleeps here and there. Teammates doing well at work. Events to look forward to. I’m too tired to write something lengthy or thoughtful. So just wanted to acknowledge that things haven’t sucked so far in 2020. Dare I have hope this year will be way better...

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Ain’t Got Time For BS

Who has time for that? And why make time for it? Be authentic. Be real. Admit when you’re wrong. Stand up when you are right. Stand up for others when you know it’s right. It’s not hard for some. And very hard for others. Isn’t partnership better in the long run? Why burn bridges...

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We Know What We’re Doing

I have often had the feeling that we are all just following a bunch of made up rules that we’ve convinced ourselves work. But in reality no one actually has any idea what they are doing. And I suppose that’s how anything non-scientific starts or continues on. We tell a story. Build a culture....

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No Exceptions

This is how you create a habit. Lasting change. Progress. Nail a goal. Through relentless and persistent effort. No exceptions. No days off. No I’ll do it laters. No just this one times. Consistency. Commitment. Continual accountability. When we give ourselves leeway we are capable of creating escape routes for nearly every goal we...

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Get Excited

It’s hard to come back to work after time off for the holidays. Especially when it feels like you’re not facing new challenges or taking on any new and exciting goals. So, what to do? How do you get excited for a new year and the same job? Take on something outside the scope...

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The Way

Gentle. Patient. Thoughtful. Attentive. Compassionate. Loving. We might not always find ourselves on the best path. Or living the way we want to live. Or loving at our best. But there are examples all around us. From our past and present that can help remind us how we want to be. When I think...

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Answers

I certainly don’t have them. But it doesn’t stop me from making decisions. Decisions don’t necessarily rely on having THE answer. In fact there are likely many different answers. Some good. Some bad. Some that work. Some that don’t. And that’s the hard part. We want one definitive answer. But things are more complicated...

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