(Inspired my my late friend and mentor, Joe Dominguez.) A tree does not agonize over the decision “shall I put my branch here or here.” What decisions are sapping more of your energy than you need to allow? There are certain decisions over which we simply don’t need to agonize. […]
How good are you willing to let it get? […]
When I was a child, my mother said to me, “Alan, life is about learning and growing. That’s what life is about. You can never stop learning and growing.” Of course, back then, they were just words. I was little. When I was 17, she said to me, “Alan, my parenting work is done. You […]
What happens when you see yourself at the bottom of your game? I don’t care if you’re at the top or the bottom. You still have two directions to choose from. And I don’t care how many times you fall off the horse. All I care about is that you keep getting on the horse. […]
In yesterday’s post I suggested volunteering locally or running for local office. Here’s a story from a time I did that, in which my high level of communication skills made a difference. The scenario I was appointed by our county government to serve on a committee creating a 20-year plan for the area in which […]