Do you ever feel overwhelmed? Have you heard the phrase “don’t drink from the firehose?” Let’s talk about creativity and finding creative solutions. When it comes to brainstorming and generating ideas, this suggestion can be…
My basement office has a shallow window well, just above my desk. The other day I heard some gentle tapping on my window well window… that would have been scary at night!… and there he…
Let me tell you about my lucky cup. A while back my wife and I were in a coffee shop before she had to work her shift. Time’s up. She had to go to work,…
Thoughts about landmarks and the French language. A few years ago I led a group of MBA students on a study abroad trip to Strasbourg, France. It was an amazing experience. Let me get a…
Are you feeling lucky? Serendipity is a fun-to-say word that has a wonderful meaning: a lucky accident or stroke of good fortune. Sometimes it seems that in our heavily planned, algorithm-driven lives, a stroke of…
The house behind our backyard is concealed by a number of large trees and shrubs, planted by us and a former neighbor who was and probably still is evil. The evil neighbors have moved, replaced…
What’s the difference between content and context? Content is what you offer, what you know, what you do. We talk a lot about content. But don’t forget the context. Context is the surroundings around all…
It’s Monday, and that means I have gently changed the dates my to-do list from last week to this week. Results? I’ve had a few but then again too few to mention. So here’s a…
This week I’ve heard four different people in different parts of my life talk about Seasonal Affective Disorder. Cold and cloudy days in November might be bringing this on. Plus, our clocks “fall back” this…
I went to the #ACEComicon when it was in town last weekend. Comic books were central to my life when I was younger, from age 9-17 before I quit cold turkey when I graduate high…