We all display curiosity in different ways. There's a huge spectrum across the type and number of questions that clients ask both in planning and then after reviewing documents. It's fascinating. A deeper understanding can lead to more satisfaction. But I think sometimes it is not helpful. Sometimes it makes us think about things that [...]
I dreamt I was starting an Ironman....with absolutely no training. It was just there and something I was supposed to do, but as I got into the water I come in it that I had not swum and over a year (which is true). I knew I was in reasonable shape...but not at all prepared [...]
Books are an amazing way to share ideas. That's often all non fiction books are. A whole bunch of pages with the author's ideas at the time!! What book do you want to write? None is an okay answer. But something is okay too. Nowadays it's not hard. And just because you self publish doesn't [...]
Sometimes we can get away with speed work. Sometimes it's a good thing - get something done and off your plate. Other times, being quick and sloppy is worse than not doing it at all. Typos are fine in some emails when speed is more important, but in others it is not. (My view only, [...]
Without setbacks, where would we have to go? We train hard for a race, then rest for months after the race. We lose fitness that we then get to build up again. We workout regularly, and then fall ill, losing strength lying in bed. We then get to start getting active again to see the [...]
Interest drives knowledge. Interest drives energy. When we are learning something new and we are passionate, nothing gets in our way. We dig in where needed, and dig deep to figure it out. We pick up all we can learn from others and then build on it. Where does interest come from and where do [...]
I suspect I'm not alone in the struggle between comfort and amazing experiences. Does my body need rest, or is that just an excuse of laziness not to get outside for an adventure? Do I choose comfortable known trip X, or the unknown potentially far more memorable trip N? I am lazy, so if I'm [...]
We were thinking back, trying to figure out what we did during the summers over 15 years ago...back when we were in school and summers were a thing. That's when we worked (more than 10 hours per week). Those jobs felt huge to us. What we chose to do, or found to do, would set [...]
When I was consulting with an IT company to provide ongoing support, my first choice was going to require that I switch email providers. Not because mine isn't secure enough, rather they want all clients on the same system so that they only have to learn that single system. Easier at scale. When I started [...]
Do we communicate with different people in different aspects of our lives? I just started listening to a book about humor in the workplace (more on that later), and it turns out that many of us laugh far more outside of work than within. Do these distinctions make any sense in our lives? Should we [...]
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