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My Might Do List for 2022
I spent the last week of 2021 rereading Make Time: How to Focus on What Matters Every Day. One section of the book describes the power of a might…
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Not This Year
It’s only natural to reflect as the calendar changes from one year to the next. It’s a strange time in schools, as there are still six months left, and…
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The Importance of Planning
I retired to the couch on Thanksgiving Night, with two leftover turkey sandwiches, and flipped through the channels before I settled on some back-to-back episodes of The Great Christmas…
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Hey Man Nice Shot
When my daughter was a small child, she would often encourage me to do something by saying, “Go ahead, Daddy, give it a shot.” I used to love when…
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Bide Your Time
It’s hard to keep your head in the clouds when the dark sky rolls in. It’s easier to duck and hide until the storm passes through. While it seems…
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Intent Versus Impact
It’s easy to have an intended meaning. Or sometimes an unintended meaning. It’s much more difficult to have a consequential impact. Just remember that impact is always greater than…
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The Parent as Employer
“I pay your salary.” I hope that you’ve never heard it from a parent. Unfortunately, I have. It’s usually said in a moment of anger, or at the very…
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The Perils of Trying Something Different
You come up with an idea, brilliant or otherwise. (Maybe not so brilliant!) Or maybe it’s not even your idea, but it’s something that sounds interesting. So you do…