Campus Life
Last weekend, my daughter and I went to visit one of my goddaughters at college—see her dance performance, eat dinner with her in the dining hall, see her dorm room, and meet some of her [...]
The Key Player
In the book “Thanks for the Feedback,” the authors say something profound: The key player is not the giver, but the receiver. Think about it—if we are part of teams, organizations, families where every single [...]
The Good Stuff is in You
We are remodeling my home office, and step #1 a few months ago was to clean out the monstrous metal filing cabinet. Much of it was training and educational materials I had been saving over [...]
Lessons from a Year of Swimming Outside
It was almost a year ago that I went for my first “off-season” swim in the Salish Sea. My assistant Robin helped me pick out the gear, luck gave us a beautiful sunny Saturday, and [...]
Crocuses in the Mud
After a happy, turbo-charged few months, I’ve found myself in a bit of a slump. I feel dull, out of profundities, and very in touch with mortality. A couple people in my orbit have died, [...]
Three Cheers for Incompetence
Maybe you are familiar with the model that outlines four stages of learning: Unconscious incompetence: I don’t know what I don’t know Conscious incompetence: I’m trying to learn, and it’s hard! I’m mostly making mistakes [...]