Your Presence is Requested
Your presence is requested… It’s a pretty simple invitation, yet so hard to accept. In our multitasking world we are often communicating with more than one person at a time via text, phone, and email. Unfortunately, while this might seem efficient, the message multitasking can communicate to the [...]
If You Have Ever Felt a Little Broken
I recently heard about a Japanese art form called Kintsugi. Also known as the “golden repair.” Kintsugi is the art of restoring broken pottery with a bond made of powdered gold, silver, or platinum. As a philosophy, it treats breakage and repair as part of the history of [...]
The One Thing That Will Get You Ahead
People that are decisive get ahead. It’s really that simple. They don’t wait to know enough, or be enough, or get enough people to agree with them before they act. Instead they have the ability to look at any situation and quickly assess the relevant information and the [...]
I’m Not Writing This Blog Today
That’s right, I not writing this blog today. If you are reading this, I’m somewhere in Southeast Asia walking with elephants, or meditating in an ancient temple that smells of musk and envelopes me in silence. I have left behind the pings from my computer, the full schedule [...]
Welcome to the New Year
I tend to go into a new year with both excitement and trepidation. It’s a reminder that the unknown lies ahead and “the unknown” is one of our greatest fears. It’s also a reminder that there will be things we can influence and things that will be completely [...]
2 Things I Learned This Week
I learned two things this week. The first was that doing anything new stimulates endorphins for the brain. The second was if I don’t stimulate my brain, I’m going to diminish my ability to produce endorphins. The double whammy became quite the motivator. Doing something new changes the [...]