Goal Setting Last January, I set a goal to swim 10 laps instead of 8. I rarely did 10 laps, but I did 9 consistently. This year, I am shooting for 12. There are different opinions about setting goals for the new year. I would say it depends. I probably stayed at 8...
Change and Transition On the way to the gym, I told my daughter, “I should get a correction on my back from our chiropractic doctor.” She responded, “Does it hurt?”. I said, “Not really, just when I get up from sitting..” Suddenly, it clicked. I looked at her, “That’s...
2023 Reflection and 2024 Theme In the movie Maestro, Serge Koussevitzky advised Leonard Bernstein to conduct his life in such a way that when he came out of the stage to lead his orchestra, he could truthfully say to himself, “My life and my work are clean.” As a...
Giving Advice When my mom became weaker, she leaned on me when we walked in the park. I happily served as her crutch. Her neighbor advised, “She needs to use a walker.”. When I replied, “Yes… when she’s ready.” The neighbor continued sarcastically, “She can’t do...
Decision Making Do you like to make decisions? Are you in the middle of making a decision? What is your strategy? Decision-making is about evaluating options and trade-offs. We watch it done all the time, such as when businesses decide to re-organize or lay off, team...
I Have To Many of my clients spend a considerable amount of time attending meetings daily. When do they work? – before or after regular work time; therefore, the workday gets longer and more exhausting each day until a recharge over the weekend. It feels like a...
