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Miss and I are heading home. Hearts full. Memories made. Life is not measured by the minutes you live. It’s measured by the life in your minutes. Damn. Live hard. Love ❤️ harder…

Mom celebrated her 101st birthday yesterday. Was one I’ll never forget. She told stories of the 1920’s, 30’s, 40’s, 50’s, and led us in singing songs of thanksgiving all along the way. I could not hold back the tears as she led us in singing songs of “My country tis of thee…” Was epic to … Continue reading 101…

Progressing toward a clear vision takes time. Baby steps can happen consistently, the arrival requires patience. Patience if you don't want to settle for a sub-par replacement for your vision. This played out real time with a client in our last couple of practices. They have a big hire to make. First round - candidates … Continue reading Patience

A client recently told me about some struggles at home. He's not getting what he's giving, or so he thinks. I listened and waited patiently for him to catch his breath. He's sideways, you know. She doesn't respect him. Never fills his cup. And, she seems unable to understand what it's like to be a … Continue reading Don’t know how you do it…

Our fight or flight limbic system is wired to protect our physical safety. The human spirit/soul does not need to be protected, it needs to be nourished. How do we nourish it? Meaning and purpose. This goes right back to Gu's comments on a recent blog post. The two different systems - motivational and inspirational … Continue reading Meaning and purpose

I had another blog planned for today but was so moved by a client yesterday I had to take a hard right turn. She shared a story about how her Mother is navigating her final years of life, which are becoming increasingly more challenging, with such grace and positivity. I asked her what’s at the … Continue reading Nurture the roots…

Carrot and stick management systems can be effective if what you want is a defined system that reliably gets X amount of work for Y amount of reward...AND you're willing to eat the cost of employee turnover when they jump ship because  X amount of work is rewarded at a Y+1 level elsewhere. What is … Continue reading Carrot and stick

Happy Mother’s Day. Today, we celebrate Mom’s everywhere. You’ve been defending your young, well, like a mother, since time began. We’ve not always returned the favor. When I was a kid my Mom couldn’t get a credit card or take out a loan in her own name. I can remember not understanding why she signed … Continue reading Mothers…