When you receive a meeting request, is the agenda usually one hour? When you initiate planning a meeting, do you always block off one hour? Do you notice a pattern? I do, and apparently, so do most digital calendars. Whenever I schedule a meeting or...
A couple of weeks ago, I had coffee with a friend to catch up on all things work and life. Not long into our conversation, he shared a story about coaching his son's basketball team. He had come to realize that their last game was actually the last...
A couple months ago, I was on a flight to Florida to speak at a leadership development and time management event. As soon as the plane landed, I sent a text to the person who had booked me, so that he knew I had arrived...
Last week, after I posted, "Daddy, That Was The Best Day Ever," I had a lot of great conversations with so many people about “being present” both at home and at work. One person who replied to the post via email said, "That was exactly...
A couple of summers ago, I blocked off 30 minutes of time to go watch my daughter's swimming lesson at the gym. During lessons time, the pool is packed with parents and their young swimmers. A few minutes into the lesson, the pool maintenance technician walked...
If you're anything like me, your to-do list will always be too long. You have a bunch of never-ending projects to complete both at home and at work...
Either you're stress-binging on sugar, or following the strictest diet. You're in the dumps about the stock market crashing, or you have completely stopped paying attention to your portfolio. You've been working out 365 days a year, or are planning to start exercising next Monday. You...
Have you ever received a call or text and thought, "Why didn't you email me?" Have you ever received an email and thought, "Why didn't you call or text me?" Here is my favorite. Have you ever had a text and email conversation with the same person at the same time? While...
Think about the last time that you were asked to make a commitment that you really weren't interested in. Did you say no right away? Did you say yes, and then later say no? Did you say yes, and then show up and later regret it?...
It’s that time of the week again. If there’s one thing that makes my blood boil, it’s the words “weekly meeting”. Same day. Same time. Same meeting. I quickly tune out and start thinking about the economic impact of this meeting. In other words, what...
