When are You Excessively Above Average?
A few weeks ago, Mark coined the term, “excessively above average.” Since then, he’s used it for his progress on rehabbing his Achilles tendon post-surgery, my hyperbole, and other things,…
Read moreWhat’s on Your Life Map?
I was coaching a client recently, and he said something fascinating. “That wasn’t on my life map. I hadn’t even thought of it.” I asked him more questions, and he…
Read moreHow Can We Discuss a Difference of Beliefs?
Long ago, I had a huge fight with my grandmother. She said something untrue. I told her it was untrue and I explained why. Her response was, “You have such…
Read moreWhat’s Your Destiny?
I was watching John Green’s Who I Was in High School video and I was struck by how much I resonated with it. I wasn’t a poor student in high school, but…
Read moreWhere Are the Flaws?
I took a science fiction writing workshop last week. It was great fun and I realize I remain a work in progress when it comes to my fiction. Yes, I’m…
Read moreWho Gets the Credit?
I’m working on that document project I mentioned back in Do You Want Feedback? We, the writing team, explained how we would pair-review and rewrite where necessary to use more of…
Read moreWhat Are You Waiting For?
Given that I’ve published so much, I meet people who say, “I want to write. But, I need to wait for a good time to write.” Or, they say they…
Read moreAre You Failing Fast or Learning Early?
In the agile community, we have a saying, “Fail fast.” It means we are supposed to feel safe to fail, and that we want to fail fast so we can…
Read moreAre You Collaborating or Cooperating?
I attended an Agile New England event this past week. One of the roundtable facilitators mentioned there was a difference between collaboration and cooperation. When you collaborate, you work with…
Read moreDo You Give Yourself Credit?
I like getting “credit” for my work. Not just the work I did, but the work I didn’t do. When I write articles or books or whatever, I start by…
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