3 leadership lessons on letting go and magic beans
Leaders make a lot of decisions, learn from the actions they take and grow. Here are three lessons from Jack and the Beanstalk for your consideration …
What if we walked backwards
One day, in March of 2016, I got a wild hair idea. That is, I had the odd notion that when I went out for my next walk, I ought to walk backwards. My next thought was that it would look a little odd, and it could be a risky thing to do. Heck, it might even be dangerous, and it did turn out to be dangerous, but more on that later.
Tree Play – a personal and professional play and project management tool
Tree Play is a tool I developed to help me, in a playful way, keep track of my projects and accomplishments and build a little play into my day. I still use it for that purpose, and it has turned into so much more.
Roadblocks II
Roadblocks? I took a closer look …
Roadblocks
The walk was easy, the path clear … Until it appeared there was no room for the next step.
What if Resistance knocked on your door?
Resistance bulldozed her way into my life … you have a goal whether personal or professional and you’re gung ho on the project and then you get that feeling – one that can stop you in your tracks …
Too much spam? Lessons learned and a story
Mel is a leader and a stranger. She sends spam and is consistent: she always sends it in the morning and never more than once a day. Intrigued by her subject lines I wondered what I might learn about her and so instead of deleting the emails or putting them in a junk folder, I started to pay attention.
When they don’t get it …
When they don’t get it … Take a deep breath … I’ve heard that your feet really do know the way.
Oops I deleted HOW many emails? And, what I did about it
I accidentally and permanently erased about 17,000 emails, and it turned out to be a good thing!
Shame knocked at my door
The other day after accomplishing something I was proud of, I heard a loud knock at the door. I didn’t answer and the knocking turned into pounding. A little scared, I opened it and found a beautiful woman standing there. Her name was Shame.
