Think about this. Every sunset or sunrise we see, it’s the only time we will ever see it again. Everyone of them is unique. Don’t miss out. “So, concerning the things we pursue, and for which we vigorously exert ourselves, we owe this consideration-either there is nothing useful in them, or most aren’t useful.” -... Continue Reading →
Idea #4: Write to Your Younger Self
Photo by Bess Hamiti on Pexels.com Can you go back in time to correct past mistakes? No. But, you can still learn from them. Today's idea, is simple. Sit for a 5-15 minutes and write a letter to your younger self. Only by looking backwards can we connect the dots. What is in that time... Continue Reading →
Idea 3: Examine Your Habits
The Path One of the things that elude us often are the ones right in front of our faces. They surprise us. Catch us off guard. I was asked recently who am I with and where am I? They were to be taken literally. They were deep questions to ask myself at my core. Am... Continue Reading →
Idea #2: Try Something Out of Your Comfort Zone
Black Out Poetry The idea today is to do something way out there. Something that even might make you uncomfortable. The regular practice of doing this can be applied to vocational and avocational spaces. What if you took a policy and procedure manual from work, ripped a page from it, and then tried to create... Continue Reading →
Mantras: Faith x Form = Flow
Photo by Pixabay on Pexels.com In our life, whether it be business or just general life the need is greater than ever for intentional focus. We are at war with the spaces we work or play in for our time, energy, and attention. Everyone claims to have the ideal system. News flash, you have to... Continue Reading →
William Arthur Ward
Not a relation, or maybe he is part of the long line of Ward's. Hard to know. But, I do know this. One of the most enriching things you can do is work to bring the best out in others. If you just show up to do that one thing, everyday, in just one person.... Continue Reading →
What Social Distancing Has Taught Me
There’s a silver lining to any kind of challenge or adversity. Change as we transition through it can teach us all kinds of things. Even a change that is thrust upon us with out a choice in the matter like state focused shelter at home protocols. Social distancing has helped me understand spaces. There is... Continue Reading →
A Good Day?
Might be hard to come by these days, but maybe not. I went for a long run yesterday and saw a lot more that I was aware of due to this isolation to be thankful for. After taking in 7.6 miles of rural country, 6 herds of deer, countless Canadian geese (a couple that tried... Continue Reading →
There Is Always a Silver Lining
Photo by Matt Hardy on Pexels.com It may look like its bleak out there. Certainly our current climates here in the US are different than many of us could ever recall or may ever experience in one lifetime. We have the equal power however to see the optimistic side of what we're currently faced with.... Continue Reading →
Put Me In COACH!
Photo by Pixabay on Pexels.com Coaching is incredibly hard. It's not telling people what to do and when to do it. There is guidance and influence that comes into play a bit. But no business or team or community that's being led is better than the output of the teams within them. Coaches create the... Continue Reading →