What will you do when you retire?
Asking a group of business owners what they will do when they retire, you get a lot of quick retorts: “Who me, I’ll never retire!” “I’ll start another company.”
Have you played hooky lately?
We all live by our calendar, right? It keeps us mercifully on track and makes us the ultra-productive human beings we aspire to be. Thus, when reviewing my calendar last Tuesday evening, I was shocked to discover a hole, actually a miraculously large hole from Thursday at 9 am until Friday at noon. The desert […]
Did you set yourself a stretch goal for 2017?
Last year my family hiking group set a goal of hiking through Matterhorn Canyon in the north eastern corner of Yosemite National Park. It is 20 miles from any road
Are you celebrating the good?
I hope this week of holidays brings you joy! The busyness of decorating the house with holiday traditions, buying presents, sending cards, calling friends and family, perhaps long drives to be with loved ones, too much or too little time with loved ones…it is all coming to a close. If this time is […]
What is your mini-vacation?
Scientific studies say that we need to lower our stress at regular times during the day, the week and the year. For daily stress, you have probably heard that you should get up and
Are you too old to change?
It happened to me again last week. I was introduced to someone at a party and a little way into the conversation he told me he was too old to change.
Have you had time off recently?
Exciting as it is to be in a Tropical Storm Watch on Maui, getting prepared for flooding, no electricity and hunkering in place was not what I dreamed about
How do you gain control back in these uncertain times?
Fear and uncertainty seem to be growing in the US and all over the world. The violence appears random, uncontrollable and possible in any community. Not just
How do you express your creative brilliance?
Not me, you say? I am not creative. That is what many of the TEC/Vistage Chairs said when we began day one of our annual meeting in Colorado for Chairs with 10 years or more at Vistage. Creativity means artistic or musical. Not many Chairs can draw, a few sing or play musical instruments, … […]
Top ten tips for Fathers from someone who isn’t one….
No expert am I on being a Father, but we all have one and I created one by having children together. In my life experience, I have seen some best practices that make a difference in all our lives