Where Are You in Your Changes?
We’re all in the middle of substantial change. People moved from collocated to remote work overnight. Children are home, too. Your family is home for breakfast, lunch, and dinner. Our…
Read moreHow Do You Feel When You Achieve a Significant Milestone?
I’ve been pushing myself to get the second book of the Modern Management Made Easy triad ready for my technical reviewers. I found a ton of little problems and then…
Read moreCAL Tip #13: Build Stamina Through Perseverance
What Makes You Remarkable?
I want to be remarkable, worthy of attention, in some ways—in my writing, speaking, and consulting. I would prefer to not be remarkable for my physical appearance. Yet, I am.…
Read moreAre You On a Streak?
I like to build habits for things I want to do more of and less of. I’ve been writing like mad these days: blogging here and on my business site,…
Read moreWhen Do You Suffer from FEAR?
I was talking with my father recently about my writing workshops. I’m finishing the last touches on the first one and hope to finally make it available for registration any…
Read moreWhen 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 moreTip 4: Start Small
What Does Success in Learning Look Like to You?
I’ve been taking online and in-person workshops for several years now. I took a week-long in-person writing workshop last year and learned a ton. We had writing and technique assignments.…
Read moreHow Are You Better or Worse?
I’ve been working on several things these weeks, slowly moving them to done. I have workshops for Agile 2016, books in progress, monthly columns, and my non-fiction writing. As I…
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