Plant Your Tree
There’s an old Chinese proverb that asks when is the best time to plant a tree? The answer… 20 years ago. The second-best time… Right Now. If you think about the past 5 months our world turned a bit sideways. Imagine if you would have known then what you...
Something Things Don’t Go According To Plan
If there is anything we’ve all learned over these past 4 months it’s that no matter how great things are going or not going at the time, things are bound to change. It’s also true that no matter how great your plans are, or how well prepared you think you may...
Now What?
So we’ve opened up the country and as expected some regions and states appear to be doing better than others. I’ve read that the current Covid situation less like a second wave but more like a forest fire that continues to flare up and simply refuses to be put...
Graduation Day
My youngest son Jake is a senior in high school. Like millions of kids his age, this last semester hasn’t gone at all as planned. Instead of preparing for graduation ceremonies, afternoon tent parties, yearbook signings, high fives and endless hugs of...
Be Ready
As we begin the long process of safely opening up our country for business, many of my recent conversations have people asking what they should be doing. The answer of course is that no one actually knows. There is no playbook for what we are experiencing and...
So Much For “The Way We’ve Always Done It”
There is no doubt that people both at work and outside the workplace are getting out of their comfort zones and doing things a lot differently. Simple things like a trip to the grocery store now require the prep and planning of a NASA engineer. ...
Re-Ignite
Over the past 6 weeks I’ve been extremely active writing, recording and posting new blogs and articles with the intent to provide you as much support and encouragement as possible. The positive response has been overwhelming so I want to thank each and...
Response Ability
Something we’ve all learned over the past several weeks is that during challenging times, leadership matters more than ever. I’ve had the good fortune of working with some amazing leaders over the past 20 years, and the one common denominator I’ve found is that...
Emerge Stronger Than Ever
The other day I connected with a former coaching client and I asked him how he was dealing with our current situation. His answer was inspiring so I thought I would share it with you. He works in the gaming industry and like so many his business has come...
Sports or No Sports
Like many people I was so looking forward to the annual March Madness College Basketball Tournament last month and like many, was extremely sad it needed to be cancelled. Just like every other sporting event over the past month, basketball seems like a small...
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