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According to Merriam Webster's definition, retired means to have withdrawn from one's position or occupation: having concluded one's working or professional career.  My sisters are retired. My best childhood friend, Big Bird, is retired. One of my best friends here in Cbus just told me he's retiring this July. Doccuttfirstaskquestionslater is retiring soon. Many clients … Continue reading Full gas…

Train to be a quarter horse, not a thoroughbred. Thoroughbreds are fast. Bred and trained for speed and endurance. Outside of that, they're neurotic messes - flighty, injury prone, easily spooked by a plastic bag floating by. Quarter horses, on the other hand are un-phased by just about everything. They're still very fast for short … Continue reading Quarter Horses

I've been feeling a few negative emotions lately. A few more than normal. One of our children is struggling mightily. Mom is down. Her body is betraying her - spirit is losing hope. My body and mind are strong; my skin aint holding it together at all. As I reflected on my morning devotional recently, … Continue reading Pray for it…

People don't rise to the occasion, they fall to their level of training. You hear this Navy Seal maxim frequently in BTL. It's true. Here's an and - people often DO rise to expectations over time.  I've got a client whose boss just recently walked into their office and declared that they they were now … Continue reading Rising to expectations, not occasions

Systems are defined by their behavior. Behaviors come from beliefs. Beliefs used to come from faith and family. Today, most beliefs come from social media and the culture where we work. The predominant behavior in American corporate culture is pa. The ONE you want is PA. Let me unpack briefly... pa stands for passive/aggressive. Most humans have … Continue reading pa to PA…

If multiple people are responsible for something, none are. If someone is reporting to multiple people, they're reporting to no one. High degrees of excellence require high degrees of autonomy AND accountability. The muddier things get, the less autonomy and accountability is present. Get clarity on your reporting structure. Get clarity on your standards. Make … Continue reading Autonomy and accountability

A client recently shared a personal struggle with me.  I listened. Felt the depth of his pain and suffering. Eventually he asked what I thought about his situation. Wanted my advice.  I, instead, asked him a question about his worldview, his deepest held beliefs.  He reminded me that he wanted an answer not another question. … Continue reading Faith…

Another blessed week of integrating work and life. Grand babies, good people, golf, and gratitude. “Atheism turns out to be too simple. If the whole universe has no meaning, we should have never found out that it has no meaning. “ C.S. Lewis taken from Mere Christianity