Opening Day
I’ve always been an advocate of Opening Day as a national holiday. I’m probably in the minority at this…
Tag: Motivation
Eating the Frog
I was recently at a training program with other Principals, and one talked about eating the frog, getting it…
What do you do?
Inspired today by Tania Katan in her book Creative Trespassing. What do you do? I’m not talking about…
Plates & Fire Hoses
A though for today: What do you want to do particularly well? How will you meet this goal?…
Kinda Crazy Right
The Wright brothers had trouble selling the idea of the airplane to the US military. Seems kinda crazy, right?…
When the Big Wins are Small
Inspired by my friend Jay Billy today. When you are having trouble wrapping your head around the big…
Stuck.
Stuck. Buried deep within a hole. Not moving forward. Not moving backward. Just stuck. And the only way to…
Taking Your Lumps
Sometimes, you just have to take your lumps. You will realize quickly that the day is not going your…
Autocorrect & Assumptions
Autocorrect can be helpful. It can fix typos and set right the mistakes that you make. It sometimes also…
Swinging the Hammer
Inspired by Brian Koppelman’s interview with Steven Pressfield on The Moment Podcast. If you’re just waiting for the breakthrough…