Last week we spoke of balancing the shadow and light within ourselves. Our ego-centric view is a tool. Like all tools we need to use our ego to the extent it’s useful. Being in the center of the universe can get in the way of our continual improvement and integration with our environment and the… Read More
Balancing the Shadow and Light
As mentioned last time our egos can get in the way of the progress we seek. We may want to improve. We may want to follow the lead of someone trying to help us. However, our egos hold us in the center of the universe. When we are at the center, we fail to see the… Read More
Gaining Perspective
I had the opportunity to visit a key supplier for our company this week along with a few other folks I work with. The intent of the meeting was to share our performance measurements with them in comparison with other unidentified suppliers. As a key supplier who we’ve been working with for over 20 years,… Read More
Managing the Post Business (take a poll)
A couple of followers of this post have talked to me about how often a post would be useful. A few others have talked to me about the posts and how they like to think about the ideas for a couple of days before reading more. This leaves me with questions about how many times… Read More
Honoring Our Feedback
I recently attended an on-line Writer’s Digest bootcamp for finding and keeping a literary agent put on by the ladies of the Sandra Dijkstra Literary Agency. It was an excellent learning opportunity concerning inquiry letters and the first few pages of any book. After incorporating the advice, we were allowed to submit our inquiry letter… Read More
Happy Birthday
The following post is dedicated to my spouse, Jessica. Although it is personal in nature, I put it out into the world as an example of managing the business of a relationship which feeds the business of me. It’s also a barbaric yawp over the roofs of the world to express the magnitude of my… Read More
Opportunities in Our Pain
Whatever happens in our lives, there’s opportunity to learn. Often we get so caught up in what’s happening we lose sight of the big picture. We let the pain, trauma or drama define us instead of holding on to the definition we have for ourselves. We create more problems focusing on our problems. When we… Read More
Kicking Our Complacency
It’s funny how we have to be reminded of our mortality. Every once in a while, we get a slap in our complacency. You’d think hearing about those people going through physical pain or problems would remind us well enough. You’d think having friends dealing with cancer or chronic arthritis would be enough to remind… Read More
Wisdom Beyond Our Years
Have you ever been backed into a corner with too many expectations of your time and energy? Perhaps there are too many subjects in school and your unable to upload it all. You may have kids, a full-time job, and health issues on top of it all. There are times in our lives where things… Read More
Factoring in the Crap
It’s up to us to include the crap factor of others as well as our own when planning to accomplish something. One method of dealing with the crap factors is to plan for contingencies. A contingency is nothing more than a possible future event we know may happen but are unable to predict with certainty. … Read More
Business of You 