The gear heads I know will no doubt be a little disappointed in me upon reading this post. With the cold weather in the last couple of months, I’ve had issues starting my truck when it gets below 10 degrees Fahrenheit. I would go to start my truck, it would crank but not fire up. … Read More
Setting Expectations for Ourselves
My daughter is finding her ability to solve third grade math problems. A few weeks ago she was comparing herself to other people in her class. We told her it doesn’t matter what others are doing and if it is something important to her she will have to practice everyday. In the last two weeks… Read More
Enriching Feedback
Without feedback, we can not be objective about our own work. With feedback, our work becomes more. It broadens. It deepens. It grows and takes on meaning beyond our limited perspective. When we receive, orient ourselves to, and incorporate feedback we enrich the product of our activities. It’s not just about work. This applies… Read More
Feedback
Improvement requires feedback. Adjusting our course to achieve our objectives requires feedback. Efficient acquisition of our targets requires feedback. I recently submitted my manuscript for A Valued Life, Managing the Business of You to a content editor. It’s not easy to hear how someone doesn’t understand the premise of what the business of you… Read More