It's so easy for me to act and just dive in. I'm built with this natural curiously where I like to find out what makes something tick. What can make it better? Is there something I am missing that can make me better? Can I solve a problem? Like an an engineer I want to... Continue Reading →
What Do You Do?
Any fun on that agenda of yours? What we do says just as much about who we are than anything else. Your actions, what you make urgent, how you react when someone brings a concern to you or an idea, all decide what others perception of you is going to be. How are you prioritizing... Continue Reading →
Quote Roulette: Balance – James Clear
“In the gym, if you experience no stimulus your muscles won't grow. If you step under 10,000 pounds your body will break.Life is similar.Too much challenge makes life hard, but so does too little.”- James Clear Great analogy. It’s such a delicate balance it’s hard to find it. Put the pressures of a pandemic under... 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 →
Quote Roulette: Big Hits – James Clear
Another one from James Clear that I couldn’t put out of my mind. Those quotes that stick for one reason or another, this one for me, was just that. A great career and personal focus one should live by. After the quote I share how it may be intended. “Always be prepared to absorb a... Continue Reading →
Be Careful, Remember Why Your Signed Up
Grind got you down? Forgot what your passion for joining your current work drive was? Forgot what made you want to try it as a career? We’ve all been there. I think more than anything else 2020 was a big huge pause button for us to recall why we choose the careers we choose. We... Continue Reading →
1,2,3 for Week #21
Let’s bring this into focus. Starting to find my favorite spots to be outside now that we have warmth that lasts more than just 2 hours in the afternoon. I could write outside all day long. I explore rituals and routines first up in this week’s edition. I found some articles that relate to those... Continue Reading →
7 Point List and Cup of Joe 1.19.21
Missed the window again for the weekend. Maybe what I need to do here is create one I can do anytime, I can call it a “Sunday” or weekend list? Just when it strikes me, do it. But does that make me less accountable to a deadline each week when I do it like that?... Continue Reading →
7 Point Sunday, No Joe 12.27.20
White Christmas 2020 No cup of joe to show off this week or share. Little light in the cupboard this week. I’ll have a new blend incoming this next week. Which will be the first one of 2021! I hope the holidays found you well rested if you got some extra time off things. Maybe... Continue Reading →
7 Point Sunday 8/2/2020
Battleship Rock, KY 890 feet elevation to get to. It was AWESOME! New week all. New month too! Let’s see if I can get back to my commitment to you of posting interesting things that I read for the week. I took most of July if you didn’t notice, with some time off. Two vacations.... Continue Reading →