This is Johanna Rothman’s July 2026 Create an Adaptable Life Newsletter. The Unsubscribe link is at the bottom of this newsletter. (Looking for the video? Go to the bottom of the newsletter for the video link.) We’ve all had strange days, when we just could not get anything done. When we have days like that, […]
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This is Johanna Rothman’s June 2026 Create an Adaptable Life Newsletter. The Unsubscribe link is at the bottom of this newsletter. We have no end of problems to solve or manage these days. Some problems are “today” problems, where we have an immediate need to solve that problem. In the Eisenhower Matrix above, that’s the
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This is Johanna Rothman’s May 2026 Create an Adaptable Life Newsletter. The Unsubscribe link is at the bottom of this newsletter. I’m in the midst of a gigantic life roll. That’s the name for when life picks you up, rolls you in a carpet, and throws you off a cliff, bumping down rocks all the
How Can We Use “What’s Next” and “Now What” to Offer New Options? Read More »
This is Johanna Rothman’s April 2026 Create an Adaptable Life Newsletter. The Unsubscribe link is at the bottom of this newsletter. While the global politics continue to maintain our never-ending chaos, something wonderful happened this week: Artemis II’s mission and the amazing images they sent back to us. (For all the images, go to this
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This is Johanna Rothman’s March 2026 Create an Adaptable Life Newsletter. The Unsubscribe link is at the bottom of this newsletter. I’ve been drinking green tea in the morning since 1998, when a fellow workshop participant introduced me to it. It’s now part of my delightful morning tradition. Before then, I drank coffee or black
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This is Johanna Rothman’s February 2026 Create an Adaptable Life Newsletter. The unsubscribe link is at the bottom of this email. Steve, a long-time colleague, described how he feels about his career: “I feel as if I’m balanced on a small ball and it won’t take much to push me off. One bad management decision—poof!
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This is Johanna Rothman’s January 2026 Create an Adaptable Life Newsletter. The unsubscribe link is at the bottom of this email. Since I feel as if the entire world is off-balance, I’ve decided to focus on what I can do in my life, family, and various communities to make things better. But I can’t just
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This is Johanna Rothman’s December 2025 Create an Adaptable Life Newsletter. The unsubscribe link is at the bottom of this email. Now that I’ve had this big birthday, people are asking me if I plan to slow down. As always, with these interesting questions, the answer depends on the context. If the context is driving,
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This is Johanna Rothman’s November 2025 Create an Adaptable Life Newsletter. The unsubscribe link is at the bottom of this email. As a consultant, I use the value I offer to choose how to price my products and services. That’s how I know if a specific service or book will offer value to a client
How Can You Assess the Value You Make and Receive to Design Your Best Future? Read More »
This is Johanna Rothman’s October 2025 Create an Adaptable Life Newsletter. The unsubscribe link is at the bottom of this email. In How Can You Solve Problems When the Real Problems Are Cultural Changes? (Part 1), I suggested our various cultures affect how we recognize and solve our real problems. I suggested we watch for
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