Battle Sad
This week I’ve heard four different people in different parts of my life talk about Seasonal Affective Disorder. Cold and cloudy days in November might be bringing this on. Plus, our clocks “fall back” this…
Year: 2021
Origin Story
Have you wondered where to find guidance and direction beyond just being handed a to-do list? Have you ever felt rudderless, needing inspiration and meaningful goals to achieve? Have you felt betrayed or screwed over…
Your Voice
Your Voice What, MY voice? Thanks for asking. My voice has been favorably compared to an insurance commercial voice-over, a funeral home director, and Mel Tormé (while he was speaking, not singing. I think.). The…
Voorpret
Voorpret! Yesterday I wrote about a couple of my favorite pronounceable acronyms, JOMP (Just one more push) and GELMO (Good enough, let’s move on). I suspect that in another language, those might actually be words….
JOMP versus GELMO
I love marketing. It gives me permission to invent new words. Here are two: GELMO, which means: Good enough, let’s move on. JOMP, which means: Just one more push! They say perfect is the enemy…
How do you do your to do
How do you do your to-do? Yesterday I wrote about my positive attitude toward summer ending and the workload increasing. And it’s true, I do have a positive attitude toward almost everything. And then I…
End of summer not end of world
End of summer not end of world I love summer. The daylight is long, the sleeves are short. Bike rides to the coffee shop, long walks with the dog, baseball games…. (I’m a Cubs fan….
Friday the 13th
On Friday the 13th, I’m writing about luck. Good luck. There are a couple of quotes about luck that I really appreciate: “Opportunity is missed by most people because it is dressed in overalls and…
Academic Origin Praise highly and move in increments
Some of the best advice I ever received came to me from a professor at the University of Michigan. This wisdom came not in the classroom… I never took any of his classes… but during…
Compete n_ Eat
Compete ‘n Eat This week, I’ve been writing about my last ever visit to a Bob Evans restaurant. Do I have anything against Bob Evans the man (1918-2007), restaurateur and marketer of pork sausage products,…