I want to do less...better. It’s not that I want to opt-out, move to the country or build a log cabin. In fact, when I’m home, I like my creature comforts and good WIFI. I just don’t like feeling busy. All the time. It shows up in the spaces... You know, those minutes waiting for the dentist, standing in line at the bank, or when procrastinating before starting some job you’ve been… Continue reading
Maybe it’s time to give regret a rest
Somewhere in the middle of a 14-hour train ride from Haridwar, India to Agra my daughter and I killed time watching a downloaded copy of the comedy “We are the Millers.” It’s about bungling drug dealer David Clark (Jason Sudeikis)… Continue reading
Aging vs. Decay – how to stay healthy, wise and sexy as you grow old
It’s funny how we’re so good at getting what we want today and so bad at planning for what we need tomorrow. We happily drive our crew-cab pick-up truck back and forth to work while our bike sits rusting in… Continue reading
Seriously, You Need to Stop Checking Email in the Morning
At the risk of repeating what I think is becoming increasingly obvious, we have all become idiots. Or at the very least, victims of the urgent. Let me explain. And, by the way, if you do what I am going… Continue reading
How I failed to reach my 2017 goals and lessons learned
I struggle writing goals for the year. Don’t get me wrong - I’m all over project goals and making my Flight Plan for the week. But sitting down to write goals for the year makes my palms sweat and always… Continue reading
Why you need to let go to get what you want
“Some of us think holding on makes us strong, but sometimes it is letting go.” Hermann Hesse. It’s a funny twist of thinking that we often value what we have more than what we could have. The shirt we stopped… Continue reading
The secret to getting sh*t done and 6 ways to get started
I have an apology to make. I think in past articles I’ve given you some lousy advice about productivity. Really lousy. But, I’m not the only one who should be apologizing—there’s a barge load of bad advice in blogs, books,… Continue reading
