How We Get Trapped in our Bad Habits — “Okay, today I am not going to do any snacking. I don’t care how stressed out I am. I can do this.” This was my pep talk to myself on a Thursday. The same one I had done every other day of the week to no avail. …

You’re probably only doing one of them — “So, I’m really interested in this obsession with being busy. Everyone is so busy. But why?” I was at the beginning of a 25-minute coaching session with an altMBA student. I had to bite my tongue to not step up on my soapbox and go off on a rant about…

How solopreneurs and freelancers can operate like social media marketing pros — When you look at people that do social media marketing for a living — folks who do amazing consistency for a living, they all have a few things in common. I call them the Big Three. They use a content or editorial calendar informed by metrics They pre-program their posts…

How I F-ed Up Last Week — A few years ago, I had a major epiphany that has slowly but powerfully been changing the way I work. I learned to say no to busy and yes to a very purposefully selected amount of work — an amount I could do well and in a timely fashion. …

How I f-ed up last week This week I had a steamrolling incident. Upon delivering the necessary apologies, it shone a light on my #1 tactic for getting myself to ship my work, especially when it’s scary. I’m in my fourth session of running GoGoSprint and each time I do it, I iterate something. GoGoSprint is…

How I F-ed Up Last Week — When factors like COVID and air quality allow, I often spend my free time with my Drinking Club with a Running Problem. This group has taught me many amazing lessons like: Beer counts as carbo-loading All french fries are public property When running a beer mile, the hardest beer is…

Defining microaggressions, what they look like, and how to respond — This article is a continuation of a series of exploring my white privilege and learning to take action. (Here are links to the first, second, and third.) Last week I talked about moving to action. …

The truth about equality, COVID inequality and the definition of racism — In my latest articles, here and here, I’ve been amplifying Black voices. My focus has been on awakening to privilege and understand what NOT to do. …

Juneteenth, Responsible Self-Education and 3rd Degree Racism — As I noted in last week’s post, I stumbled and fell hard on my white privilege when George Floyd was murdered. My next several posts are focused on amplifying Black voices. I will share some of the things I’m reading and watching and some short reflections on them. …