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?
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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
Can You Guess What’s Changed? Goal Setting Tip for the New Year
Goal Setting Tip for the New Year It’s 2017, and we find ourselves with a clean slate. My question to you is… what has changed other than the date on the calendar? Not much, huh? What I’ve come to recognize is that for the most part things change very slowly, often too slowly to even notice on a … [Read more...] about Can You Guess What’s Changed? Goal Setting Tip for the New Year
