The Bold | We Don’t Manage Time Time management is a myth and a misnomer. Generations of books and articles promised that the key to productivity is the ruthless management of a commodity over which we have no control—time. We move through time. We calculate it. We mark it. We use it. Perhaps we waste […]
The Visionary Responsibility: Show Them What You See
The BOLD (Visionary to Leader) Creative disruptors, the ones who live in the flow of ideas and who invest their curiosity in breaking things to make them better, have a big challenge. In amongst all those ideas flowing through these fertile minds are the seeds of solutions that we all need. To get those seeds to […]
The Mulligan Shot: 2021’s Sticky First Week
The BOLD (Take a Mulligan) At first, I thought it was just me. Then I had some conversations—with clients, with colleagues, with friends—and apparently many of us have had a very sticky first 12 days of 2021. The good news is that new start can have a new start. We can still rock 2021. Even if […]
The Attention Budget: Protect Your Focus
The BOLD (Focus Shines) Imagine that your focus is a laser beam. Lasers concentrate the energy of light into a beam that can cut steel. Concentrate your focus and you can cut through obstacles, distractions, and obscurity. Given that, it is important to pay attention to where you spend your energy to generate that focus. Choose well. The […]
The Clarity Catalyst: Ignition for Impact
The BOLD (Clarity?) How do you know that you have achieved clarity? We all want it. My clients earn it by following design cycle principles to achieve it. It is necessary for forward movement, powerful planning, inspiring speech, and impactful action. As important as it is, I suspect most of us wish for it without knowing how to recognize […]
The 2021 Decision: Generate A New Year
The BOLD (Say it Loud) 2020 is coming to an end. To commemorate, I’m stitching this fantastic cross stitch pattern from Etsy seller GrandmaBeWildin. A dumpster fire indeed. I’ve been noticing a lot of people saying that they are ready for 2021 already. It reminds me that we were saying something similar at the end of 2019 […]
The Satisfaction Terms: How To Know You Did a Good Job
The BOLD (Well Done) I have had several conversations recently with high-performing, wildly successful clients that revealed an insidious shadow side of success. The drive to do good work, to make and impact and to create a legacy sometimes drives us past the point where celebration is warranted. My grandmother believed that if you praise children, […]
The Uncertainty Recipe: Respond with Resilience
The BOLD (All the Feels) Take a breath. Not a deep breath—that may actually signal to your system that you are in stress and may activate the systems designed to protect you. Take a breath and notice it. All day long, your lungs move air in and out without your attention or intention. This is one of your foundations. […]
The Noble Fear: Banish All Others
The BOLD (Waste Not) Fear is a potent emotional experience. But what is fear? It may seem straightforward. After all, we all experience it. We know what induces us to feel it. There is a good bit of debate in scientific circles about the nature, cause, and use of fear. This Scientific American article dissects this debate with stunning detail. […]