What are you missing?
Originally posted 3-17-15 Ever feel like you are in a rut. Like your creativity has run dry? Maybe you need to do something different to stir your creativity. Your problem is you just don’t have the time to add something …
Simplicity or complexity
I was thinking the other day how we have a tendency to complicate things when there is no need to do so. Often when we are just starting out we just do things because that’s what needs to be done …
What’s the next piece
Originally posted 3-9-15 If you are like me I have a tendency to plan every thing out in advance, then back my way into something. Before I can do this I need that, or I can’t do that because I …
Going the distance
So I changed up my walking pattern this year, walking to the top of a nearby hill. The problem is that I was used to my previous walking path so I knew exactly where I was and how much longer …
Lean In…
Sometimes as I start to consider my goals for the upcoming year (generally around Thanksgiving). I’ll also come up with a theme for the year. I haven’t really had one for the last couple of years but this year I …
I didn’t think this one through
I do Thanksgiving, for reasons not to be discussed I started cooking Thanksgiving dinner years ago it has been our family tradition for years now. It starts with cleaning the house the week before (even with side projects) and leads …
Experiment Lately?
Originally Posted March 2 2015! When was the last time you experimented with something? Or tried something new that you haven’t done before? I tend to be experimental by nature at least when it comes to cooking. I’ll mix this …
Embrace it
Have you ever had one of those conversations that stick in your mind for a few days afterward? Not the kind where you regret something you said or should have said, but the kind that influences your demeanor or outlook …
The value of consistency
Of all the things that I do well or get credit for its not because I’m great or necessarily do a good job I’ve just been consistent. Committed to do better, stay the course, do what’s right, or solve the …
The M&M’s of Change
I recently gave a talk at the Montclair Chamber of Commerce’s monthly breakfast titled the M&M’s of Change. I started with this question “How do you handle change?” Our answer to this question can be summed up in two perspectives; …