I went to the grocery store earlier this week. There were no available handicapped spaces. (I know, what a surprise!) I parked in a regular space. I had just enough room to take the rollator out of my car. When I returned to my car, there was a different car next to me. The car was […]
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We get caught up in our daily routines. I certainly do. Every so often, I have to ask myself, “Where have I stretched, where have I tried to grow?” One of the reasons I like to go to conferences is that I get a chance to try out ideas on people. What will they think?
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I set an appointment with a potential client to discuss their situation. I said in my email, “I’m looking forward to our discussion.” I look forward to discussing people’s challenges. I look forward to my workouts. I look forward to my talks, workshops, and writing. The real question is why do I look forward to all
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You have many ways to spend your time. You might work, have fun at sports or hobbies, spend time with family. How do you choose? I choose to spend my time on different kinds of “work” depending on who I am focusing on at the moment: I write and publish books to help many people
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When I write books, I write some words I don’t need in this book. (Sometimes, not any book…) Sometimes, I try to write a Pragmatic Manager, and I edit it so much that there are plenty of words I don’t use. I keep files on my hard drive with names such as “StufftoUseSomeday.” I get
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I have several reviewers for my email newsletters (this one and the Pragmatic Manager). I have a variety of book reviewers so I don’t release something stupid. I have people I can call when my vertigo goes haywire. They are part of my professional and personal support network. Who do you call: when you need
Seth Godin’s Hope and Expectation inspired me to write this post. I hope for a great many things. I hope that the nice researchers find a cure for vertigo. I hope to be able to bike on the road (on some sort of tandem) with Mark. I hope that people will buy my books and write
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I tried to make sugar-free coconut macaroons last weekend. I found a recipe that called for sweetened condensed coconut milk, where you simmer coconut milk with erythritol, my sugar-free sweetener of choice. I did. I never did turn my coconut milk into something that looked like sweetened condensed milk. It never got thick. I did
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Yesterday, I was stuck. I had a number of writing projects to complete and everything I wrote stunk. I have had bad writing days before, but this one was a doozy. Everything I wrote stank. (I was bored reading it!) What could I do? I tried different approaches. I’m writing a blog post on why
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I feel lucky much of the time. I’m not like Mark, who can find the best parking spot anywhere, anytime. I’m convinced he has the parking gods on his side, and they wait for him to drive somewhere and park. I don’t have the parking gods on my side. I have a handicapped placard :-)
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