I was always pretty good with time management, especially when it came to estimating how long projects would take.  I was so good I could estimate it down to the minute. Then I was given the mightiest time management challenge of my life, a newborn. For those of you without children, keep reading there are […]

It happened to me 19 years ago. In some ways, it seems like a lifetime ago, but in other ways, it seems like yesterday. I was going through a divorce. And not a pretty one, I might add. (And that’s an understatement!) Despite my efforts to extend the olive branch, my ex was having no […]

My wife and I traveled back home from spending the Thanksgiving holiday last week in Georgia.  As we were talking on our ride, we stumbled on a question; “What do you think the biggest challenge is for folks this time of year?” Our perception was that most folks (including us) have a challenge of eating […]

I’ve been asked hundreds of times in the last year, why I moved to California. My short answer is usually, “I wanted a new adventure.” In fact, it’s my automatic response, much like when someone says, “How are you?” and the quick response is, “Fine.” There is usually much more under the surface. Besides a […]

Do you fritter away time? Five minutes here, ten minutes there. If you’re like most folks, there are countless times in your day where you have a few minutes. You’re at work and you have a few minutes before that next call or meeting. So you jump on facebook or do some mindless web browsing. […]

Thanks: To express gratitude, appreciation, or acknowledgment Give: To present voluntarily and without expecting compensation; to bestow; to impart Thanksgiving is one of my favorite holidays. Whether you believe the first one occurred in Plymouth, Massachusetts in 1621, Jamestown, Virginia in 1609, or Roanoke Island, North Carolina in 1586, it doesn’t matter. The essence of […]

As I was listening to Karen’s voice over the phone, I felt both her frustration and her real sense of urgency. She was responding to a question I had asked the group on the call. I wanted them to share their beliefs about time. Karen explained that she had turned 50 a couple of years […]