There is nothing more rewarding than completing something you were too crazy to start in the first place. Several years ago, I finished a 205-mile run around Lake Tahoe in 76 ½ hours with only 90 minutes of sleep. It was an experience that pushed my mind and body to an area I had not been before. ... Read More »
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How to keep your kids occupied while you work from home
Your company just suggested you work from home and your school district just closed because of Coronavirus. Now, everyone is home and you are trying to figure out what to do. I posted this blog on our personal website two years ago while our family was traveling around the world for a year. Given ... Read More »
When Should You Lie in Your Communications? 5 Considerations When Faced With Questions You Shouldn’t Answer
As an executive with access to a lot of sensitive information, I was constantly asked questions that would be inappropriate for me to openly answer at the current time. Things like, how are earnings this quarter? Are we doing a layoff? Are we gonna merge with another company? How you have ... Read More »
It’s not a TIME Problem but a PRIORITIZATION Problem
I'm too busy. I don't have time for that training class. I don't see how she finds time to exercise. These are all excuses and ones I'm sure you have uttered before. I know I have. It’s not that we don’t have time, it’s that we place a priority on something else. That's o.k but let's be ... Read More »
First-World Problems
I walked out of a meeting and while getting into the car, I dropped my iPhone. “Sh*!” was what immediately went through my mind as I noticed the screen was cracked. I was frustrated and upset. Then, I remembered what my ten-year old son said to me after I asked him what he learned from traveling ... Read More »
5 Ways to Align Your Team
With the beginning of the year in full swing, I am starting to talk with more and more clients about conducting strategic planning sessions, so teams are aligned and moving in the same direction. Most issues that I deal with involve two parties who are not on the same page and in certain cases not ... Read More »
