Go should be next, but instead, it is ready, set, wait. Planning ahead is a good thing but when something out of your control: weather shipping delays 3rd party provider effort an untested (but well thought out) solution that doesn’t Read More …
So, do you know why things happen? Timing (being late) Logistics (getting there) Positioning (wrong place) Information (or mis-information) Interpretation (misreading the situation) Let’s be honest, you know why, and you also now how to fix it. But, it will Read More …
When you are pleasantly surprised… by a company, by a colleague, by an organization, by a casual friend – an acquaintance really – let’s not elevate them too high, by an institution, so much so that you may not even Read More …
When you think something is not quite right, trust yourself. Your gut. Your instincts. Your prior experience. Or, your friends who think something is weird. And…the material change of something that has always been there and now is gone. (There Read More …
Even if you go faster, you still won’t be able to get there on time… Once again, I was tempted to tweet to Amtrak who is (notoriously) optimistic about being able to make up time when they have train delays. Read More …
You may not find what it is that you believe, but keep looking… It may feel like it is a waste of time; time that could be better spent. It may seem futile. Click. Search. Read. Repeat. It may take Read More …
It is done and forgotten already. It’s just one of those things. You know, you thought about it for so long that it just consumed every thought…and then all of a sudden it doesn’t have to be done anymore. It Read More …
If asked to make plans, be sure to take the lunch appointment – the one where you share a meal (not just work through.) Have more casual conversations. See how they interact with the wait staff. Get an idea of Read More …
It is always more than a birthday. It is time together. It is sharing memories. It is catching up. It is learning something new. It is about sacrifice. It is about all those years that came before. It is all Read More …
There is, a familiar tune that you can’t get out of your head. Yet, you can’t quite sing it either. The words escape you. You can’t name it. It sort of sounds like another song altogether. The undertone, the melody Read More …