I internalized the importance of keeping our plans grounded in the reality that our environment – and the challenges we’re trying to conquer – are constantly evolving.
That evolution holds no regard for our egos.
Advocate like a pro
I internalized the importance of keeping our plans grounded in the reality that our environment – and the challenges we’re trying to conquer – are constantly evolving.
That evolution holds no regard for our egos.
Simply being disappointed isn’t enough. If you’re really serious about making things better, there is no substitute for action, and action means showing up.
But for the average person, it’s all still quite often mysterious. The process of governance is full of confusion – spurred by equal parts confounding bureaucracy and infuriating partisanship – that causes so many to simply throw their hands in the air and ignore it all.
As my mother-in-law walked in the door and captured my toddler’s attention, I breathed a sigh of relief. My internal monologue didn’t miss a beat. “Thank God. I can check on that call to action from last week and see how we’re doing.” Mind you, I’m obsessive when it comes to time with my kids.Continue reading “Even Your Top Performers Suffer the Sunday Scaries”
We are at our very best when we open our eyes to what’s happening in the lives of others.
If we replaced only 1/3 of our total regular gasoline with cleaner, less expensive and better performing Unleaded 88, we could replace 100% of the fuel we used to buy from Russia.
“I just have this terrible feeling that they’re going to kill him.” That line from a friend yesterday certainly struck home for me. We were discussing the situation in Ukraine. She was beaming with pride over the leadership of Volodymyr Zelensky in one moment, and in the span of a breath the gravity of theContinue reading “Our Lives, Our Fortunes, and Our Sacred Honor”
And they both revolve around death.
The power of compound effort.
I’m not an optimist because everything is right in my world. I’m an optimist because it’s in our power to change what’s wrong.