Change Your Schedule, Change Your Life

During the last half of 2012, I struggled to do many of the things that were important to me. Maybe you’ve experienced that too. Perhaps it’s an unwritten book gnawing at you. Or a household to-do calls out every time you pass by. Or maybe it’s the...

Stay In the Ring with Your Resolutions

If you’ve already failed at one of your goals for the new year, that’s great news. It means you have a fresh perspective and new insights about the specific challenges of that goal. Instead of throwing in the towel, stay in the ring. Chances are, you...
Planning to Fail

Planning to Fail

I remember the week vividly. By Friday afternoon, I needed to submit our forecast and budget model for the upcoming year, probably my single biggest corporate project ever. In the 16 hour days, I couldn’t find the time or energy for writing – and I broke...