Pivoting Through Change

Remember when you first realized the pandemic wasn’t going away overnight? I do. I had just returned from visiting a client in MN, and every news outlet warned big changes were coming. As a speaker, trainer, and consultant, I spent about as much time on the road as I did at home. What now? I…

4 Habits for a New-ish Year!

Good habits take time to stick, unlike bad habits that tend to cling to us like toilet paper on the sole of a wet shoe.

Dealing with Irritants and Other Pains…

The other day I walked by an interesting sight. Years before, a tree had been planted next to a chain-link fence. Now 50 or 60 years later, the tree and the fence remained; however, the tree had grown through the links on the fence, forming an interesting pattern on the bark. When the soft bark…

The Weed That Wouldn’t Leave…

Early in the spring, I saw a weed in my backyard growing up against the house. I’m not much of a gardener, but I knew that this particular plant didn’t belong in my garden. That entire area of my yard had a thick ring of day lilies. The weed stuck out. But curiosity got the…