After the 4th of July this year we took a new way home. In the past, the fireworks would end somewhere between 9:50-10:10pm and I wouldn’t get home till 11-11:30pm. With two small kids in the back, I was pretty frustrated by the end. Just sitting in traffic, breathing fumes, no one is moving, andContinue reading "The fastest way home was in the complete opposite direction"

 Have you ever wished that you were more humble? I have. It’s not a pretty ending. I have a friend who wished for humility and soon after he got his car totaled, lost some things, and more bad things happened. His wife was understandably pretty upset with him as she relayed the story to me,Continue reading "Praying for humility"

I wrote this post last summer, but have been holding onto it. I finally am ready to hit publish. A couple years back I watched a travel channel/food network show one time with Canadian chefs who want to do fine dining and create an elaborate experience, but created a foie gras sandwich because that’s whatContinue reading "Rollercoasters, Boredom, and Foie Gras Sandwiches"

I reread the post Your First Thought Is Rarely Your Best Thought: Lessons on Thinking by Farnam Street and, upon reflection, thought about Lincoln Murphy’s open complaint about how people are stealing his material (you can substitute “Lincoln Murphy” for just about anyone as ideas are stolen or “borrowed" all the time). Aside from the hucksters who doContinue reading "Stealing ideas and original ideas"

Spend a couple moments and fill in the blank: I want to become a better ________. Did you fill it something like employee, leader, or something related to your work? Maybe as I recently wrote, a thought leader? Or did you say something like “parent”, “spouse”, “friend”, or something a bit more personal? There’s the saying "youContinue reading "You Become What You Measure"