The other day I was on a call with Jenny Blake, founder of the Pivot Method. The subject was me. Like so many of us living out this Great Pause, I have found myself reflecting on what I’m doing and what I want to do on the other side of this. Jenny suggested that perhaps […]
Wake Me Up When It’s Monday
When I was growing up Sunday’s were quiet days. There were no brunch plans or afternoons spent at the gym. There was church, Sunday dinner and Ed Sullivan on television. Blue laws, even in New York City were still in effect, which kept most businesses closed with the exception of the bakery, the bagel store, […]
When A Reboot Is The Only Chance To Get Things Right
I’ve gotten through the majority of the most challenging times in my life with the belief that things happen for a reason, that no matter how ugly or tough or seeming senseless things are in the moment, there’s a lesson in there for me to learn. The older I’ve gotten and the further along in […]
What I Worry About More Than The Coronavirus
Worrying is a useless practice. Worry changes nothing. Worrying is praying for something you don’t want. Still, I worry. I am worried about the coronavirus, worried enough that after the first signs of what I was pretty sure was just a bad cold, I marched myself to the doctor on March 2. I was promptly […]
Why Asking Questions Feels So Risky And What We Can Do About It
My father used to take us for Sunday drives when I was growing up. It was something people in the sixties did when there was still a romance with the automobile and we were not yet aware of how carbon emissions were going to damage the atmosphere. Occasionally we would get lost. In the pre-GPS days, […]
What I’ve Learned About Luck
After I landed one of my first big deals as a sales rep my boss called me into his office to congratulate me. I was having none of it. I told him it was nothing more than luck, that I just happened to be in the right place at the right time. I wasn’t used […]
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