Recently, I realized that a few off-hand comments had a major impact on my journey. More importantly, I realized the power of the spoken words on the lives of those around us.

What is essential? What is important? Nourishing our bodies is no different than nourishing our souls. Sometimes we need to push away.

There are pat answers about what it means to be a leader, but what really matters to you. Here is a list of things that I like and dislike in leadership.

Creators make “stuff;” critics, critique. This is a brief post about trying to do more cool stuff and less complaining about bygones.

Something happened at a point in my career when I became overloaded. It didn’t happen all at once, but when I finally realized how “stressed” I was, it was too late. I’m not a psychologist and I did not stay in a Holiday Inn Express last night, but these following steps have helped me manage some of the stress in my life.

Common ground is critical for communication. If there is no common ground, then there are two people talking (up/down) to one another, and that’s hardly a conversation.

You’ve likely heard, “don’t eat an elephant at one time.” This has always seemed to apply to major projects. Even little tasks can become overwhelming without notice. Overwhelmingness applies to the little things. You have permission to take a step, give it a shot, go, and possibly fail.