Doing CPR

We updated our CPR training recently as we do on a regular basis. One of the things we’ve noticed over time is that elements of the training have become simpler and simpler. For a really important reason. If you’re frozen on the sidelines, and want some...

Like A Hamster On A Wheel

I was jarred by his words. I had stopped along the road to chat with my neighbor. Sean was building a stone wall across the front of his property. He had been at it for months; and it was quite beautiful to behold. He wiped the sweat from his forehead with his dirty...

You Don’t Really Want It

“I’m not really motivated.” “I’m not feeling the mojo.” “I just can’t seem to get started.” “I know what I should be doing, but I’m just not doing it.” Coaching clients will say phrases like these...

Wretchedly Out Of Shape

You’re wretchedly out of shape. I could be wrong. But I doubt it. I’m not talking about your yoga or pilates or gym prowess. I’m talking about your brain. The ability to do deep work is one of the most valuable attributes in business and in life. I...

Escape the riptide

Are you caught in the riptide, the current, the slipstream of life? If you are, you aren’t alone. Back at the beginning of the year, we set an important business goal. Then realized this week, that we’d done nothing, really, to advance it. One day turns...