I once heard a comedian say his brain was his favorite body part … but then he questioned the source of his thought! Breathing your own exhaust is dangerous. It has nothing to do with your car and everything to do with an isolated mind that starts believing it is your favorite body part and […]
Have you read “The War of Art” by Steven Pressfield? If you’ve ever struggled to maintain motivation or conquer internal demons, you should pick it up. It’s a bit off the wall, but great. In the book, Pressfield talks a lot about muses. If you’ve forgotten your Greek mythology (I had!), the Muses are the […]
Here are some things NOT to do in business A client read one of my blogs where I fessed up to something stupid that I’d done and suggested I create a top 10 list, so here it is. This was an extremely difficult exercise — not because I couldn’t come up with 10 or bare […]
One of my readers, Lisa, suggested I write about the balance between useful communication and too much information as a leader. It’s a dicey subject because you’re now going to judge this piece on that scale. (Was that last sentence necessary?) Years ago, I had a weekly meeting in California. It was sometimes one hour […]
There is a difference between the two A young friend recently told me about going to an art museum while he was in college and seeing what he thought was a silly exhibit of two dinner plates on a table, one with an apple on it. He couldn’t stifle his sense of humor so returned […]
I have a new “feature” for you. I recently shared some observations with a colleague and he suggested that I share them in my weekly missive. So, below my blog are my top 3 observations of the week. Business Is Not Karate I studied karate when I was in high school and college. My instructors […]
I was having a beer with my son and his father-in-law, Ken, and talking about airplanes. Ken was discussing the massive buildup of equipment that Americans had to undertake as one of the critical issues to win World War II. He was a kid then and later served in the military so saw this firsthand. […]
I have a change of pace for you this week. I was recently reminded of a wonderful poem that I want to share with you. Perhaps you can break out of a rut this week and find a new path! I hope you enjoy it! THE CALF-PATH By Sam Walter Foss One day, through the […]
A boy asked an older rich man how he made his money. The old guy fingered his sweater and said, “Well, son, it was 1934 and in the depth of the Great Depression. I was down to my last dime. “I invested that dime in an apple. I spent the entire day polishing the apple […]
Boulder, Colo., is a great place to ride a bike. It has an extremely active cycling community, from world-class on down. We’re blessed with country roads, creeks and hills. When I say hills, I mean everything from gentle 2 percent grades up to lung-busting, lunch-losing 15 percent grades that would make a blood-doping cheater with […]