Ready or Not, Use What You've Got

  Today, I had the privilege of hearing from Barbara Canales at our Texas Business Women luncheon. She shared the story behind the Ready or Not Foundation and her daughter Jackie’s battle to beat brain cancer. Two moments got me at the gut level. After the...

Standing Outside the Fire

Driving in the car today, I heard one of my favorite songs from decades ago. Life is not tried, it is merely survived, If you’re standing outside the fire. – Garth Brooks, 1993 It perfectly summed up a conversation I’d had this morning with one of my...

Are You a Maker or a Manager?

  There are two types of schedule, which I’ll call the manager’s schedule and the maker’s schedule. The manager’s schedule is for bosses. It’s embodied in the traditional appointment book, with each day cut into one hour intervals....