Take 5
If you can take 5 minutes… It will be worth it. It will be appreciated. It will have major payback. It will return to you in the long run. It will be better to give ten or twenty. The belief Read More …
Put It All Back
After nearly two years – can we finally put it all back? The restaurant tables in a favorite spot finally have ALL of their tables in the dining room. They still have outdoor seating of course but in January – Read More …
How Many Do You Need?
How many do you need? Of any one thing. Certainly, you only need one: dishwasher washing machine dryer microwave oven air fryer super fast instant cooker Sorry for the albeit short – but relevant to many of you I am Read More …
Snow Stopping Us
There is (no) snow stopping us… Get out. Be there. Shovel, snow-blow, hire a guy to plow. Make plans and keep them. Cook, share good food. Be together. Birthdays, events, or just plain old work. There is not too much Read More …
Dress Up Go Out
Damn the storms.. dress up – go out and have fun. Dinner out Storm prep shopping And, then, when needed Clear the snow Sledding down the hill Cross country skiing through the woods Be prepared for the weather, be sure Read More …
Rethink the Strategy
It may be time to rethink the strategy and adjust… the frame of reference. your mindset. baseline standards. the plan. your approach. what you will do next. At any given time, you may be prompted to rethink the strategy…or, if Read More …
Share What You Know
There are countless – and I mean countless – opportunities to share what you know. public speaking team meetings community events public forums (the online kind, but the in-person kind, too) business activities in parenting being friends with close friends Read More …
Be There
No matter what way you can, just be there… in person virtually or “in spirit” when you can’t be there for real with full emotional support with energetic and authentic advice holding hands hugging offering words of wisdom or none Read More …
Phone It In
In the dark ages, before video conferencing was all the rage you could not phone it in. Today, there are various perspectives on what you can, or can’t do. Can – order dinner (okay, you could do this way before, Read More …
Take A Step Back
Sometimes, you want to take a step back… to think for an extra minute. to focus. to read the first book. to review the history, read a memoir, look through photos. to wait for a moment. to look at the Read More …