Mental systems

We complain about lacking time, but what we really lack are effective systems. Your morning routine—brushing teeth, getting dressed—happens without deliberation. No decision fatigue. Yet that email sitting in your inbox? You read, close, reopen, agonize, and postpone....

Chasing butterflies

Those butterflies – they’re messengers. Not warning signals. They don’t say “run away.” They whisper, “Pay attention, this matters.” Most people avoid this feeling. They’ve crafted a comfortable existence where...

Being the adult

When do the adults need to show up? While we cannot force others to change until they are ready (see the blog, “When Change Happens”), and we must accept that reality, there are situations where, as an adult, you are responsible for making changes to...

Crazy times

What’s normal anyway? COVID wasn’t normal. Neither was the 2008 financial crash. Or 9/11. Or the dot-com bubble. Or the Cold War. Normal is just the story we tell ourselves about the time between disruptions. We’re always living through something....

Precision targets

Most people choose the wrong targets. Your carefully crafted goals either propel you forward or anchor you in place. The difference? Precision. Vague goals create vague results. Precise goals create focused action. What happens when you invest 10 minutes refining each...