How often does this happen to you, you’re strolling/driving/scooting along a street you’ve been down a hundred times, you turn your head, and you see something you never realized was there. Right there, in that spot, that you’ve passed a million times. Did it just pop up? Did they build it overnight, and the air […]
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A Rush of Blood to the Head…how business can learn from music
I was sitting at my desk prepping midterm questions when suddenly I was in my old apartment, 15 years ago. The balcony door was open, a gentle breeze ruffled the curtains. Gus and Jello, the two cats who owned the place were lounging in the sun, one perched on the balcony rail, the other curled […]
Personal Development Plans… or, why you don’t want to be Icarus
It doesn’t matter which side of the table you are sitting on, working through development planning as an employee or with your employees can be painful. The conversation sometimes goes like this: “I don’t know, I’ve been here so long, what is there really left to learn?” or “There is so much uncertainty right now, […]
Turning 35… or, screw the plan!
Remember, when you were 8, you used to think people in their 20’s were old. And then when you were 16, it became people in their 30’s. Now as we get older, it turns out that age is just a number. We can be as old or as young as we act, bodies be damned. […]
Daydream believer…or, why the dog needs to take notes
Do you daydream? You know, where you spend time thinking about the things that could be, the words you could say, the actions you could take? There are countless articles espousing the power of the daydream. Daydreams give us hope, they help us to visualize the things we are after. The power of daydreams in […]
Know your truth, or why that guy needs a sugar daddy more than me
It was one of those moments where I was instantly glad I had thought things through. I knew in advance there might be a chance that someone would say something nasty, negative, or in this case just plain stupid. I have found if you can prepare in advance for it, the actual is never as […]
Quit wasting time… or why binge watching Glee helped me break-up with Netflix
Binge watching Glee over the December holidays helped me break-up with Netflix. Ok, like not really break-up, more like take a break – like Ross and Rachel. Here’s the thing, I’m going to get really personal about my TV watching habits, and you are likely to judge me by the shows I watch and the […]
Year in Review – 2015
What a year! “I’ve never done this before.” That’s a statement I’ve said many times this year, and no sense ending the year without at least one more first, my first year in review post. And like many of the other firsts I have had this year, I don’t really know how to do this, […]
Choose ENTHUSIASM!
I’m a fan of the exclamation point! It gives a sense of expression. It let’s people know that hey, I’m excited! Or hey, look out there is a bear behind you! AHHH! I was in line yesterday in the cafeteria and the cashier asked the guy in front of me how things were going. The […]
Financial Literacy Month – Financial Goals
Last week my goal was to budget for those Poetic License shoes, that was a short term goal for a consumable product. It was a desire, a nice to have. I have many financial goals… so do you. In fact, on average we all have anywhere from 20-50 financial goals, we just don’t tend to […]