Our short-sidedness is our undoes the change we seek in our lives Read More
The Crux of Managing the Biz of You
Seeing a total eclipse is fundamentally different than a partial and only you can decide if it’s important. Read More
Marriage is Business
Marriage is tough. Two people coming together doesn’t automatically make a relationship. It may start with energy and passion, but the relationship evolves over time. Passion comes and goes. Connections wax and wane. Communication strengthens and weakens. Individuals grow and change. As statistics indicate, many marriages end in divorce. There are all kinds of articles… Read More
Time Leveraging Our Actions
From Mignon McLaughlin’s The Complete Neurotic’s Notebook, “Albert Einstein when asked what he considered to be the most powerful force in the universe answered: Compound Interest!” “What you have become is the price you paid to get what you used to want.” Compound interest is the price paid for the use of borrowed money… Read More
We Have an Opportunity to Change
A group at work started some sessions to establish our vision for the function we perform. The individuals in the group range from quiet to expressive. They all have skills with some specialization learned over years. A few things struck a chord that resonated with me and the topic of this blog, Managing the Business… Read More
An Honest Day’s Work
Just because we show up to work doesn’t mean we work the full day. We all have inefficiencies. There are distractions. There are interruptions that take our focus off the task at hand. In science, there are no methods of work that are 100% effective. The second law of thermodynamics which deals with disorder and… Read More
Talk Simply Being Aware of Change
In a status review meeting the other day, the was a comment to “Keep the presentation simple” and “Only talk to the variances.” Both of these statements had the intent of driving people to present as effectively and efficiently as possible. How can the ideas behind these statements be applied to our personal lives? Keeping our… Read More
Loving Our Learning Opportunities
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
Dealing with Bullies
My eight year old daughter is taking an active interest in my blog. She’s reading the posts and commenting about what she likes and doesn’t. She’s also starting to throw out ideas for posts. One recent suggestion is to write about bullying. At breakfast the other day, our family was talking about bullying and how… Read More
Quality of Life Emerges Out of Our Decisions
Recently, an auditor evaluated the company I work for to approve us to perform work to their workmanship processes. During the close out session, the auditor made a comment the struck a chord. “I let go of the quality in my life 15 years ago.” He went on to talk about working overtime and dedicating… Read More
Business of You 