Everyone has an “auto-biography” whether or not it is written down in words. How we live our lives, what Annie Dillard calls how we “spend” our days is how we “spend” our lives. I want to suggest that instead of thinking of this time, (past, present and future), as spending, we think of it as
From time to time, I think about time. We use time as if it were a commodity, even talk about how we spend it. The sun, moon and stars are better keepers of time than we are and I believe the indigenous peoples were onto this long before we invented clocks and attempted to regulate
(Published originally February 18, 2018) Imagine the following conversation: You: You worked 50 years and only learned 10 lessons? Me: Well, actually, I’m still working and I’m still learning. You: What do you mean, you’re still working? Me: What I said, I’m still working. I’m teaching, consulting, counseling, writing, speaking, doing whatever I want to
Many career decisions are also life decisions but not all life decisions have to do with careers. The question to entertain is, “What’s next?” What should be next is an assessment of where you are at the moment with relationships, with emotions, with health and life style and with financial resources. The bigger question is
The “spirit” of outstanding leaders can be seen, heard and felt in at least the following ten ways. These behaviors of excellent leadership are confirmed through experienced, successful leaders who have earned the respect of their colleagues and their peers. You may know some people who exhibit these qualities on a regular, sustained basis. 1
(Fisk obtained the copyright for the sleepy boy and slogan “It’s time to retire” in 1910. The ad is from 1922.) Those of us who write, whether for pleasure or profit, have been encouraged to write what we know. I’ve taken that to heart numerous times and the words come forth, sometimes with great effort,
