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 …
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 …
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 …
You can make it look easy, but that doesn’t mean that you should. Life is hard. Some tasks are challenging. They don’t know what you know. Learning new things takes time. Life changes and then, it can be new again. 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 …
What do you do if there’s nothing better to do? Choose the things you don’t necessarily like to do – but have to get done. (Even on a holiday.) Cleaning. Packing. Gardening. Weeding. Sorting. Organizing. Planning. If there’s nothing better Read More …
When something happens, you can only imagine what it was that made it so… shocking. sudden. different. rare. important. impactful. risky. noisy. silly. stupid. If you are not there, to see it and witness it first hand, you have to Read More …
Someone can win the debate but still be wrong. Ever experience that? Just because the argument can be won, with hard facts, a compelling argument and prior precedence, does not mean that moral and societal acceptance is on the winning Read More …
It is totally okay when you can to say yes to help. Many hands definitely make light work…literally. Think about moving a couch (or other heavy things), boxes of books, piles of bricks, setting up a tent and a backyard Read More …
The answer to “why”? is often, “oh, they always do that.” Deliver earlier than scheduled (which may not be a good thing.) Promise the moon, sun and stars, but not deliver (at all.) Show up late. Arrive underdressed. Come unprepared. Read More …