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No toys for Christmas
- Category: Living Well, The Economy, Uncategorized
Was there something you particularly wanted for yourself or your family this year for the holidays? May I suggest you buy it now? Temu has stopped shipping to the US....
Short term actions for long term survival
- Category: Overcome Obstacles, The Economy, Uncategorized
Shipping has almost stopped out of China. The port of Long Beach predicts that by next week container traffic will have fallen by 38% and will continue to fall. Truckers...
School days
- Category: High Performance Teams
We had the opportunity to visit a rural school in Zimbabwe. It was their break time but a number of the students came to school to greet us. They sang...
Poodle dog bush
- Category: Uncategorized
You think you know a lot about a territory you hike through regularly. You know the plants to avoid like poison oak. You know where the stickers tend to emerge...
Just one small step
- Category: Management Focus, Overcome Obstacles, The Economy, Uncategorized
Do you have those days when you are just stuck? You don’t have any energy, or no creativity, or the kids were up half the night? Do you bail and...
Your USP
- Category: Marketing, Uncategorized
In business, it is not uncommon to be asked about your USP – your Unique Selling Proposition. The USP is defined as that which makes your product or service different...
A time to celebrate
- Category: Living Well, Personal Development, Uncategorized
25 years old, 25th wedding anniversary. Anything you celebrate that you did for 25 years is a pretty big deal. This week my Vistage Members joined me to celebrate my...
Strengthen your core
If you have done pilates or are building flexibility and strength, you know how important it is to strengthen your core. It is not an obvious focus in the beginning...
VUCA Prime
- Category: Management Focus, Uncategorized
Last week I talked about VUCA: Volatility, Uncertainty, Complexity and Ambiguity. The term comes out of Software Development where waterfall programming (developing the whole software before testing) got lapped by...
VUCA it is!
VUCA is an acronym that stands for volatility, uncertainty, complexity, and ambiguity. It’s a framework used to describe situations that are unpredictable and rapidly changing. Well, doesn’t that sound like...
Age as an excuse
- Category: Living Well, Mindset, Overcome Obstacles, Time Management, Uncategorized
I really have a hard time accepting it when people use age as an excuse. “I’m too old to take the stairs.” “I’m too old to learn how to use...
Plan sooner
- Category: Time Management, Uncategorized
What if you pretended that it was already Dec 31, 2025? What if you were already planning strategy for 2026? What would you want to have accomplished in 2025 to...
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