I don’t mind January coming to an end but I also enjoy getting a load of thoughts on a paper about how I want to grow as a person as one year transitions into another. I long ago gave up on New Years Resolutions as a way to motivate my…

I set a lot of goals for 2023 and I made a good start in January, although not as much progress as I would have liked. Overall, I have to say I’m thankful January is in the rearview. I used to look forward to January. There always seemed to be…

As I noted in my 2023 Reading Life Plan, I am carefully and meticulously tracking what I read. As a step in that specific part of my reading life, I aim to roundup the books I read each month with the ultimate goal of picking a book of the month…

I have always been a rule follower. I don’t unquestionably follow dumb rules. The rule has to make sense to me. That said, once I know a rule and I can find sense in it, I will follow it almost without exception. This type of identity driven understanding of oneself…

It’s often the little things in life that bring us the most joy. In this article and accompanying video, I want to walk you through how to set up and use an Obsidian Plugin that is bringing me great joy in how it allows me to both streamline my existing…

As we wrap up this first year of 2023, it’s time to think through how your reflections on 2022 will transform into your goals in 2023. As a leader, I urge you to consider the role these three important areas will play in your goals. Workplace Flexibility For the best leaders and…

Very little brings me quite as much joy as time spent reading. Several years ago, I was vastly unhappy with the quantity and quality of my reading time and so I began trying to identify ways to improve my reading time — or to borrow a phrase from Anne Bogel…

When those of us who nerd out about productivity talk about the word and what we mean by it, we often forget that we’re talking about “personal productivity”. Productivity is about how YOU get things done. I find intense value in learning what works and doesn’t work for others. It’s…