I’m writing this on the morning of Thursday, June 21, 2022. As always, I publish these on or about the last day of the month and this edition will be no exception. This morning my wife and I had to …
Over spring break, I was on a scuba diving trip with my son. It was his first open water dive since being certified. After the dive, we took our gear to the car, and I returned to the boat. There …
Today, I’d like to talk to you about how to turn five minutes of work into fifteen. Who wants to do that? Well, hopefully no one! I certainly don’t. But I’ve found myself on the receiving end of this too …
In almost every sport, there are high probability shots or plays and low probability ones. I’m relatively new to the world of hockey as my son started playing three years ago but even I can distinguish between high and low …
Some of the best business lessons I have learned have come about during times when I was doing something that had nothing to do with business at all. Below are five of my favorites. Expect another batch sometime down the …
February 30th Newsletter Shortly after I woke up this morning, February 30th (also known as March 2), I realized that I failed to publish my monthly newsletter. Since April 2006 I have never missed a month and somehow February went …
More than a decade ago (hard to believe it has been that long) I wrote Only The First Two Digits Matter. For the vast majority of what I do, that remains true. There are times, however, when all the digits …
$62.50 for a Cup of Tea!? (December 2021) A few weeks ago my wife and I took our son to one of his hockey games. It’s a regular event this time of year. He has to be there an hour …
There are instances when there is tension between doing things the right way or doing them right now. With few exceptions, I prefer to do things the right way. The extra time spent today almost always pays long term dividends. …
Friday is almost always pizza night at our house. This past Friday we went to Vito’s for dinner; it’s one of our favorite pizza places. I had a productive week and mentioned that my one remaining task was my monthly …
