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As I write this post, it is approaching New Year’s, and like many if not most people, I do some scheduled reflection at this time of the year. I learned about goals and the systems one needs for achieving them through training for the Olympic sport known as sprint canoe. While I never made the Read more about Olympic Sized Goal Setting[…]
The title of this post is a phrase I have in my Skype’s “mood message” — the simple quote shown to others next to your online status in Skype. It’s not that I hate or even dislike meetings. I just really hate inefficient ones and find that many people do not know how to properly Read more about Efficient Staff Meetings – Pick Two[…]
I discovered a “tribe” of people I belong with somewhat later in life, and somewhat accidentally. FIRE: Financial Independence, Retire Early. You are indeed, my people. It wasn’t until I started doing this coaching business that I realized completely how much freedom I was getting from having a healthy financial life, too. Let me be Read more about The FIRE Movement & Work-Life Balance[…]
On September 16, 2019, I changed from full-time to part-time work at Patagonia. I essentially have a three day work week at Patagonia, and long four day weekends. This has allowed me to do my coaching and consulting work with Agile Time Coach, and to spend the time I need for building my sprint canoe Read more about Part-Time Work Lessons[…]
I am certain everyone’s productivity is different during this Covid-19 pandemic than what it was prior to it. Perhaps you now have more time to work on home projects and are trying to keep your mind occupied and you feel hyper productive. Or maybe you can’t focus on anything for any length of time as Read more about Productivity & Covid-19[…]
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Those that have worked with me at Patagonia over the last five years or so have heard me announce a countdown of days until I reach my retirement date (or at least the date I plan to go part-time). I have long been planning for this important time when I can work on my own Read more about When Less is More[…]
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When you need to make a decision or an evaluation, it is vitally important to have a tool that can guide your decision making process and be the means of obtaining an objective ranking for each of the possible outcomes. Many people have systems or even build tools that can help with such choices. Others Read more about Rubrics – Making Subjective Objective[…]