I’m kind of excited.  Really!  (I often don’t get too excited before big events – even long vacations).  I’m also nervous.  Launch is imminent for the business my stepdad, Luc, and I have created. We’ve been putting in a lot of work over the last week and a half, writing content, getting the design tweaked, [...]

“The journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step…” As I ascended Mt Shasta the words of John Gray, our leader, echoed in my mind.  He had told me to just keep focusing on taking one step at a time.  When mountaineering, it is of utmost importance to pace yourself, rest if you [...]

I sincerely hope that I never stop learning.  My father once said to me that his ideal lifestyle would involve being able to go to school throughout his life, continuously learning.  And a friend of mine named Stork years ago explained that he wanted to gather knowledge completely without any ambition to apply that knowledge [...]

My last job, in pharma sales, required me to drive from place to place to get to all the doctor’s offices I had to visit on any given day.  My territory was huge, so on some days I found myself driving for 5 hours.  All things considered, I probably averaged 3 hours sitting in the [...]

Last year at Christmas I had 12 days of vacation time that I needed to take for work otherwise I would lose them.  I was more than happy to get a 2 1/2 week break from work – it had been 5 years since I had that much time off in a row with nothing [...]

Pleasing everyone.  Really.  Everyone knows it’s not possible.  Every person is unique, and has a distinct perspective on the world and how things should be.  That doesn’t stop people (me, much too often) from trying to please everyone at the same time.  It can be a struggle to remember that sometimes decisions will have to [...]

Although I’m in a unique position, what I’m going to talk about today isn’t unique to me: finding balance. Somewhere between avoiding all responsibility and filling every moment with commitments lies a happy medium. It’s finding that balance that can be so difficult. Who among us hasn’t found him or herself in a situation where [...]

ACH!  I was going to talk all about progress that happened in the last couple days.  I am going into business with my stepdad to create an online website.  We’ll be partners, 50/50.  But I cannot write anything that is in any way interesting or coherent right now.  Ok, please don’t laugh at me and [...]

Ever read a nonfiction book about self-improvement filled with all sorts of actionable items? Have you, after reading that book, not taken any action whatsoever?  If your answer to the second question is no, then you are a better person than I am.  Or at least a person better at implementing ideas.  Or maybe you [...]