“Your job isn’t to find these ideas but to recognize them when they show up.”
― Stephen King, On Writing: A Memoir of the Craft
11MAR2025: Daily may have been ambitious.
22FEB2025: And now that you don’t have to be perfect, you can be good. East of Eden, John Steinbeck
21FEB2025: There
20FEB2025: Yours words can manifests truths.
19FEB2025: One cookie is often plenty.
18FEB2025: Difficult conversations do not get easier with time, they get easier with preparation.
17FEB2025: Planners see the forest and the trees by adjusting their lens.
16FEB2025: A smile will often open the door.
15FEB2025: Keep showing up, there’s always time for a comeback.
14FEB2025: Have the confidence in yourself to ask the big questions, even if they make you feel like you voice is small.
13FEB2025: Sometimes ice cream is the solution.
12FEB2012: We are all human, trying to do our best to achieve big goals in less than ideal circumstances.
11FEB2025: Project kickoffs are like weddings, full of the joy of possibility.
10FEB2025: Plate spinning should be an Olympic sport.
09FEB2025: The best way to build the community you desire is from the inside out.
08FEB2025: Knowing when to rest is always easier in hindsight.
07FEB2025: I love writing a clean to-do list to close out the week. Monday will come and I’ll be ready.
06FEB2025: Press pause to make dinner.
05FEB2025: Never admire quietly.
04FEB2025: When do we cross the line between gathering input and allowing others to make our decisions?
03FEB2025: When it is 60 degrees in February one goes outside.
02FEB2025: Time slows down on a quiet afternoon without deadlines.
01FEB2024: It takes courage to be the first.
31JAN2025: Time spent with an old friend is priceless.
30JAN2025: How you practice is how you play the game.
29JAN2025: Schedule your recovery like you schedule your runs.
28JAN2025: Sometimes directionally correct is sufficient to get started.
27JAN2025: Projects evolve, assumptions change, goals & priorities shift. A PM must bridge the divide, holding both the past in one hand and the future in the other.
26JAN2025: Be the one who raises their hand.
25JAN2025: There are often many designs that will accomplish the goal, the magic is in selecting one aligned with your strengths.
24JAN2025: When overwhelmed, make simple lists. Then get started.
23JAN2025: It’s sometimes difficult to hear the truth.
22JAN2025: I knew yesterday that I would be frustrated today, yet I took no action to prevent it. Next time.
21JAN2025: They aren’t wrong when they say the best way to learn is to teach.
20JAN2025: Focused effort pays dividends, and still pretending it isn’t happening.
19JAN2025: Ordering in take out for the win.
18JAN2025: Percolating ideas will eventually coalesce with patience.
17JAN2025: It seems in terms of confidence, one is either in very low gear, or very high. Why is it so hard to find the middle?
16JAN2025: Instead of asking “Why not?” when someone tells you no, try asking, “What would have to be true for the answer to be yes?”
15JAN2025: Meetings should have agendas and objectives, both clearly stated and shared with the attendees in advance. It’s really rude to ask for folks time and then leave them hanging.
14JAN2025: Be the one who reaches out.
13JAN2025: “Move your feet” seems to be the most applicable life lesson a kid could take from playing sports.
12JAN2025: My favorite Sundays include a good coffee, a long run, some church songs and take out.
11JAN2025: That feeling when you run and know you can go and go.
10JAN2025: So much snow. More snow than I remember in long time. Tumbling down around us, slowing the pace of life. Is there a lesson in how something so peaceful totally disrupts the normal chaos of our days?
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