Could you take 2 months off?

Could you take 2 months off?

I’m preparing for a grand adventure. Two months of early summer will be spent sailing from the Virgin Islands to Wales. My fearless wife Launda will join me with two friends from England aboard the Ruby May. We will begin with two weeks of training, then take to...
Be awake

Be awake

I thought I was awake. I was out of bed, dressed and attending an important meeting. Yet I was functionally asleep. My mind was wandering from the current discussion to things that happened in the past and then ahead to what my weekend would bring. MindTools calls...
Open yourself to awe

Open yourself to awe

Those amazing folks at Brains on Fire posted this video on their blog, and it blew my doors off! I won’t attempt to summarize this, except to say that I am going to put away my media for a part of each day in order to be awed and inspired. Watch it now. Imagine...
Three reasons NOT to have a meeting

Three reasons NOT to have a meeting

I saw a post today about how to drastically cut meeting time by sending out relevant materials in advance and proceeding right to discussion. Margaret Heffeman writes in her blog at cbsnews.com that assuming people do their homework and proceeding right to discussion...