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Gamify joy finding
- Category: Mindset, Uncategorized
Why is it that pets and small children find joy in little things all day long? Why are the rest of us so grumpy? They/we were born with this ability...
Charge and re-charge
- Category: Making better decisions, Time Management, Uncategorized
If you have seasonality to your work life like I do, planning recharge time after charge time is more necessary than we might think. The second week of each month...
Don’t waste your energy on what you can’t control
This week, I have spent many hours talking Members through their disappointment and fears around the outcome of the election. Higher tariffs, anti-immigrant policies, hateful and divisive language threaten their...
Password buddy
- Category: Living Well, Making better decisions, Uncategorized
In the worst case scenario. say, you were in a car accident, would someone know the password for your phone, or for your computer? Who has your Medical Power of...
finding creativity in small places
- Category: Company Culture, Innovation, Uncategorized
The local bakery has fabulous bread. When I went there this weekend they had many Halloween cookies and other treats that one might expect at this time of year. Not...
Infrastructure investment- we need it.
- Category: Uncategorized
The United States has a gap between the infrastructure we have and the one we need if we are to grow our economy and remain a dominant strategic power. China...
Blue zones aren’t real
- Category: Making better decisions, Uncategorized
I must have been 5 when I finally accepted that Santa Claus was a myth. I think we love our myths as humans, especially ones that result in unexpected and...
The simplicity
- Category: High Performance Teams, Uncategorized
There was a simple joy in watching the first Dodger playoff game last night while we made dinner. I had a new pork and mushroom meatball recipe we were making,...
Go Slow – the motto of Caye Coulker, Belize
- Category: High Performance Teams, Uncategorized
Can you imagine a group of hard driving CEO’s spending a whole week together with spouses “going slow”? Yes, it can happen. It just did. A year ago at...
Compartmentalize and focus
- Category: Management Focus, Uncategorized
Do you have days when there are just too many distracting demands, all urgent? You realize you are jumping from one to another and essentially, not getting anywhere. We all...
Granular Specificity
- Category: Accountability, Uncategorized
You’ve set a goal, you’ve broken it down into intermediate steps with timelines and due dates, and you failed to achieve the target. What happened? James Clear, the author of...
Laughter as medicine
- Category: Communication, Company Culture, Living Well, Uncategorized
Waking up in Chicago, jet-lagged from a late arrival, I hear my 11 month old granddaughter screeching and crawling to her sister’s room. I jump out of bed fearing my...
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