IDEAS
We’re Not Just Playin’ Around
The thrill of dumping 2020 and starting a new year has us looking for new ways to refresh. This means refilling our creativity buckets and…
How to Not Write
Wake up early, before your alarm clock. Tell yourself it’s too early and go back to sleep. Stretch, breathe deeply, then pick up your phone…
What Can You Do Right Now?
“Randy, you’ll be in the loading dock. Sue, you’ll be a shopper.” Everyone gets up to start work and then it’s just Katie and me.…
How Does That Make You Feel?
Raise your hand if you’ve been in therapy. Thank you, everyone. Put your hands down now. Like many of you, I am no stranger to…
ON GIVING UP, or how to know when to make the dough again
It begins with love at first sight. Maybe the thought surprises you, waking up with you in the morning after a night of heavy dreaming.…
Hold That Pose! Looking In and Looking Out
You do not want to have me next to you in a yoga class. I’m terrible at it. No flexibility or grace. In fact, I…
Are you on a mission?
MISSION STATEMENTS SUCK. At least that’s what I thought until recently when Beth and I had to coach our leadership development students to write their…
What’s a Meta For?
Who doesn’t love a good metaphor or simile? They may not be as fun as a barrel of monkeys and perhaps you find them dull…
Being an artist in 5 minutes or less
I’m sitting in a coffee shop at F and 7th NW. The sound is deafening, crowds of people and every seat taken. Because I am…