Love the one you’re with
It's usually best to garden like a local. You'll have better results and you'll make some new plant friends.
What if you are enough; what if you have enough
At about this time two years ago, I read What if this were enough? a book of essays by Heather Havrilesky. After a prolonged self-improvement/professional development rampage, I was having…
The Minimalism Experiment Continues
Now that I think about it, I’m not sure how I stumbled upon The Minimal Mom on YouTube, but now I’m a regular viewer. I have taken many small steps…
Put it down in a letter to yourself
Holidays and the New Year are times for rituals of introspection and reflection. I think we can all agree that 2020 did a number on us. These exercises are both…
The syllabus of life
I had this thought recently about creating a syllabus for life, a list of things to learn, and read and do. It’s more work than a bucket list, perhaps, and…
Negotiation, Creativity, and Inner Peace
I always have a stack of books and a long list of online classes. Here’s what’s come to the top in the last month. I just finished Never Split the…
Keep Learning
I am a big fan of LinkedIn Learning. Many of the video segments are 5-10 minutes so almost everyone can fit a little bit of training into their day. I…