When Can You See You Have an Unsustainable Pace?
I have not created or maintained a sustainable pace this week. I’m finishing books. I discovered my checklists now miss some steps. I’ve been working too early and too late. Sustainable…
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How Do We Unite for a Common Goal?
As of this morning, the possible swing states are still counting the 2020 election votes. We knew this would happen. Why? Because back in the spring, when election officials planned…
Read moreWant to Choose Again? Reflect to Create New Options
When Do We Decide to Persevere or Change?
As I write this in August 2020, the schools are planning how to open in the fall. And, the various college sports are trying to decide how or if they…
Read moreAre You Playing a Finite or an Infinite Game?
In these COVID times, some people think they need to play zero-sum games. Those games are the ones where “I win, you lose.” While we might win short-term, we often…
Read moreThree Possibilities to Imagine Our Future
What’s the Problem: the Decision or the Outcome?
I listened to Marcus Blankenship’s podcast Finding Career Opportunities Through Experimentation with Josh Doody. During the podcast, Marcus said something like this (I’m paraphrasing): “I wonder which was the problem:…
Read moreHow Do We Operate When We Can’t See the Finish Line?
Right now, in July 2020, we have several problems: COVID-19 the disease, the effect of the virus on our economy, and a reckoning of our culture. Each problem shares a…
Read moreDo We Bounce Back or Bounce Forward?
People keep talking about “bouncing back” from this pandemic. I wonder if bouncing “back” is the wrong metaphor. Back infers we will return to something similar to what we had…
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