Don’t Decide in Anger Awhile back I wrote about stories I would make up about the grains of the mahogany in the headboard of my childhood bed. The wavy lines were roads to villages where people … [Read more...]

What Will You Do with the Data? A colleague calls you. She’s cranky and to the point. She doesn’t offer a greeting. She just starts right in with what she wants you to do. What she wants you to do … [Read more...]

Some Days Cell phones and computers aren’t as fun as . . . crayons. If we’re working for a living, aren’t we supposed to be living? Life is supposed to be fun and inspiring. I’m not confused … [Read more...]

CHANGE THE WORLD What’s in a Question? You wake up and you find everything you had is gone. Your computer is crashed. Your house has collapsed. Your beautiful puppy has run away with the local … [Read more...]

My dad used to say said, “If you’re going to expect things, expect most things from yourself first. If you’re going to be a star, shine the brightest. If you’re going to be a teacher, own the school.” … [Read more...]

Communication Breakdown When something happens one, I figure it could be an accident. When it happens twice I wonder whether something could be in the air. In the last week, it’s happened three … [Read more...]

WHO? Who is this man? Why is his picture here? He doesn’t write or send flowers. He didn’t come to SOBCon. Yet, this man and I have a plan for Successful Blog. You’ll get a kick out of it. –ME … [Read more...]

Mondays Are for Trying New Things When I write something that moves me, when I smile at a worried over presentation, when I flesh out a particularly elegant idea, a high joy overflows my … [Read more...]