When I say planes and toddlers, what do you think? Most of us think, “Please not me. Don’t make me sit by the parent and child!” We know what’s going to happen, that child is going to cry, wiggle, fuss and make the trip seem even longer than it is. What if we approach situations […]
We’ve all been there. Someone gives us feedback (often unsolicited), and we need to decide what to do with it. It’d be great if all the feedback was positive, but when it’s not, there’s a simple construct that can help us sort and process. Let’s explore this construct – the truth, trash and treasure principles. […]
Have you ever been there? That place where you know, deep in your gut, that this is the right decision. Or this is the wrong decision. It’s a base-level, physiological gut reaction to a decision or circumstance. Last week I didn’t listen to my gut. I walked away from something remembering why I don’t like […]
I want to give a thankful shout out to the Baby Boomer women in my life. Those who have sacrificed to create a workplace where women are contributing and thriving. Men, I’m thankful for you too…just saying before I get emails and comments. For our Boomer women, there’s a lot you did and sacrificed so […]
Dandelions – I’ve been obsessed with removing them from my lawn for several years. My neighbors likely snicker as they see me avenging the grass with my root digger and gardening gloves. And as this year’s crop sprung out with the spring rains this past week, it reminded me how dandelions and unhealthy team conflict […]
My family and I are nerds, and we have nerdy friends. This probably does not surprise you. For example, in a recent conversation, we had a discussion about the mathematical reason time goes faster as you get older. Yep. For real. I’ll explain the conversation shortly, but the reason I bring up time is time […]
My daughter is 15, and 15 has brought a lot of firsts for us. The first year of high school, first job and the first time behind the wheel of a car. Now only one of these firsts has caused me additional gray hair – the first time driving a car. Consequently, I bought the […]
Last Saturday was a gorgeous spring day for Wisconsin. As neighbors, we all seemed to unearth from our winter hibernations and return to the great outdoors. It was not only lovely, it was one of those best day ever kind of days. As I thought about why it felt that way for me, I realized […]
Have you ever had to pick between two amazing things, like chocolate and mint chip ice cream? In an ideal world, you can have both, but sometimes you have to pick just one. At times our choices are more complicated than ice cream flavors and for many of us picking just one option feels limiting […]
Where are you weak? Are you ready for my giant list of weaknesses? If I told you all the spots I needed help shoring up my weaknesses, there wouldn’t be any room left for the rest of the message today. On the work side, one of my many weaknesses is inattention to detail. If you […]
