A Daily Moment of Clarity for Your Business & Your Busyness
Did you take a little time off to watch the Men’s NCAA Tournament last Thursday and Friday? Okay … a lot of time? Aside from the soul-crushing, spirit-robbing, collective-knee-to-the-groin we Columbia residents got around 5p CDT on Friday, it was a great couple days. Everyone seemed to be a bit lighter, happier and more energetic. [...]
Maybe it’s me. Really. I’m asking. I got to have dinner last night with old friends in downtown Nashville. We were enjoying our conversation, and as I look around the restaurant I see almost everyone else glued to the little glow of their phones. No kidding – a table next to ours had five people [...]
Whooooooooooooooooooooooosh. Wasn’t it, like, five minutes ago when we were planning all the big moves we were going to make in 2012? Tomorrow, the final month of first quarter begins. Dang. BUT! GOOD NEWS! You have today. You have this beautiful, blessed, quadruple-secret extra day to make the leap. If you aren’t planning to call [...]
I happily received a 27″ Display and 11″ MacBook Air (both refurbs from Apple) on Friday. I took the opportunity to clean and unclutter my office. Want to start off your week on the right foot? Unclutter. It’ll take you less than 30 minutes probably. Actually, if it takes you more, you reeeeeeeally needed to [...]
My friend Megan asked: What tips do you have in prioritizing work, keeping a good to do list, staying organized, and getting it all done in 40 hours a week? Okay. Here’s how I do it. (Written with help from my Organizational Yoda: Deidre Miles) FOCUS Only check email and voicemail three times a day. [...]
We might need to have a difficult conversation. I write a lot about motivation and productivity. I get a lot of questions about those subjects, so I keep thinking about them. And I think there’s a hard realization some people need to face. Maybe – deep down in your secret world – you just don’t [...]
Roy said something once I already intuitively knew but hadn’t thought about so succinctly when he said: “Control the music. Control the room.” Music is a mood selection device – even if we don’t know the words to the songs. I’m getting ready to get back on the road for a few speaking engagements. I [...]
45 Days. 45 Posts. My friend Jake recently asked: “Holy cow! How do you keep up with all that writing?” I am always writing. I’m just not always typing. I’m typing this before a client meeting – sitting in their parking lot – using my index finger on the WordPress app on my phone. I [...]
Understand, I received no payment for this, no free services for this. I’m writing this simply because Amanda and her elbows are awesome, massage is awesome, and I want you to feel its awesomeness, too. Have you considered a massage as a gift for yourself of someone you love? My life changed for the better [...]
I think we’ve been over this, but I’m geeeky. 3e geeky. That said, I’m geeeky for the sake of creating less friction in my work and life. The tech we use? We use to protect our company’s biggest assets: my time, imagination, energy, focus, optimism and enthusiasm. The quicker I can get things done, the [...]
I'm a husband, dad, and I'm the head custodian for The Imagination Advisory Group. All three are pretty good gigs.
I regularly speak to conferences, colleges, and companies about what makes people do the things they do.
In 2005, my worldview shifted when our son was diagnosed with autism. Since then, our family has learned to separate the truly important from the merely urgent.
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