I shot a video for you this week, about productivity coaching. In it I talked about how humbled I was after my morning run. Don’t bother scrolling down to view it. There is no video here, just an image of one. You see, I played the video before sending it to my assistant. It was awful. The … [Read more...] about Why I am disappointed in myself
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Do you worry prematurely?
A couple of years ago I was concerned about becoming an “empty nester”. Well, here I am three years later, and over all of that time, I only had an empty nest for three months. You may remember that Eric started college only to come home a semester later and get a job. He was home for a … [Read more...] about Do you worry prematurely?
Don’t do it alone
My friend Mike and I are birthday twins. Our birthday was yesterday (May 1). We’ve been friends for 22 years. We met when our first kids were infants, in a little play group. Over the past few years we’ve taken advantage of our shared birthday and celebrate together. We spent Sunday in NY City … [Read more...] about Don’t do it alone
Get Out!
It kind of ended up being a three-day weekend, and a lesson in productivity coaching for me. At some point, late Friday morning I found myself uninterested in what I was doing. I felt like I was pretending to work. An hour went by, and then two. I realized I needed to stop. I got up from my desk and … [Read more...] about Get Out!
What a smile
If you were looking for me over the last few days I was likely in my car. I went to visit Eric at school, in Vermont, for parent’s weekend. If you’ve never been to Vermont, you should know that it is everything you’ve heard. Tiny town, red barns, mountains, fresh air, and at this time of year, snow. … [Read more...] about What a smile
Catching my breath & Business Lessons Learned
It’s been a whirlwind of a week. Unless you’re living under a rock, and regardless of which side you’re on, you know things here in the US are a bit crazy. My Facebook feed is insane. When I looked at it earlier today the first post I read was “I’m deleting my lyft account”, the second one I read … [Read more...] about Catching my breath & Business Lessons Learned
