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[…]
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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[…]
What comes to mind when you think of the biggest risks you’ve ever taken? Did you come to regret taking any of them? When I consider these questions, there have been very few, if any, downsides to the risks that come to mind. Perhaps this says I’m not much of a true risk taker. However, Read more about Defining Risk[…]
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[…]