I watch the fog coming towards us, down the mountainous valleys and across the sea. Soon we are enveloped in fog, until it slowly passes by allowing us to see again. I imagine that those in the higher peaks could see clearly the entire time (if someone were there, I doubt that anyone is now). [...]
Love yourself…you’ve got to love yourself before you can love others. Without it, nothing productive is going to happen, and we can all bang our heads on the wall.~ Richard Betts, in Tools of Titans What's one thought you can carry today, to repeat to yourself, to bring a hint of additional self-love to your [...]
If a company doesn’t manage trust, then those working for it will not trust the company, and self-interest becomes the overwhelming motivation. This may be good for the short term, but over time the organization will get weaker and weaker.~ Simon Sinek in Start With Why One example Simon Sinek offers in his book about [...]
[I wrote this months ago and didn't publish, but am decided to do so now.] I write here daily in what has often become a reflection on living as a human in this confusing world. Something is happening in America right now and it feels like the right thing to do is to say something. [...]
Do you try to keep all of your to do items in your head? I have heard that this is not what our brains were meant to capture, but our brains sure do a good job of trying. How many times have you lain awake pondering that list and what needs to be on it? [...]
People who win the lottery often lose their winnings quickly. Many, many, many people have become insanely rich, obtaining enough money to establish a lifetime income, but instead the have spent it all in just a couple of years. Other people build comfortable wealth on a modest income. I hear colleagues shocked that wealthy people [...]
This is the fourth and final in a series in which I share my musing about how to change the culture of work now that I'm a boss. I recognize that work has different meaning for different people. I love having my own business, but it's not for everyone. Others are happy not to care [...]
This is the third in a series in which I share my musing about how to change the culture of work now that I'm a boss. What about getting away from the idea of a set number of hours and instead focusing on tasks? As a supervisor, I wouldn't know then how to decide how [...]
This is the second in a series in which I share my musing about how to change the culture of work now that I'm a boss. One consideration when hiring people is to consider their pay for a set number of hours per week, but to allow for lots of flexibility. In other words, not [...]
Part of my failure as an employee is that I couldn't stand the rigidity of the disconnect between being at work for a set period of time each day and when and how I can actually get work done. In theory I was salaried. What that meant is that when I had to work far [...]
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