What do you do when the end is inevitable?
Image by Eliza from Pixabay Here we are once again, wondering just where the year went. How is it already December? It got me thinking about endings and, more specifically, endings that we know are coming, but are inevitable none-the-less. The end of a season, end of a career (retirement), end of a relationship. Sudden endings can be disruptive, overwhelming and sometimes traumatic. But they can also be a psychological “Get Out Of Jail Free” card. There is no time to pr
Don’t let the “Blame Game” sour the “Desired Outcome”
Image by Mohamed Hassan from Pixabay In the last month, I have been rewatching the 2015 film Spotlight about the Boston Globe investigative team that cracked open the Catholic Church sex abuse scandal in 2002. Throughout the film there is one question that haunts the journalists. “We had all the pieces. Why didn’t we see it sooner?” It comes to a head in a meeting just before the story goes to press, and they are all arguing over who missed what. Editor-in-Chief Marty B
We can’t all be AI specialists…there’s other work to be done as well.
If my career had been an investment strategy, it would be what they call “diversified.” I’ve dipped in and out of different industries...
Time is not a renewable resource.
Image by AVAKA photo from Pixabay When I was 24, I was working at a small newspaper company getting paid $20,000 a year and living with...
It was a problem...Now it's a predicament.
For three years I have had the book Strong Towns by Chuck Marohn on my book shelf, and last weekend I finally cracked it open. The book...
Getting it DONE vs. Getting what you WANTED
Image by Michal Jarmoluk from Pixabay A few weeks ago, I watched a friend get excited about a project they were offering only to end up...
Someone’s gotta say it…I guess it will be me.
Years ago, I was in a rock band (Yes, I can hardly believe it myself.) It was a friend’s passion project, and we spent months practicing...
Just watching and listening…
Image by Oberholster Venita from Pixabay As a fellow life coach succinctly put it, we help clients balance "action and reflection."...
Well…that was a waste of time!...But ask me again in 10 years.
Image by Tumisu from Pixabay So much of what we do can feel like a waste of time. Especially professionally. Meetings that could...
Whose values are right?
Image by SEBASTIEN MARTY from Pixabay When I think of all the workplace conflicts I’ve experienced in my career–sometimes as an...