Month: December 2012

Is it appropriate to be thinking intensely about work on New Year’s Eve?

Is it appropriate to be thinking intensely about work on New Year’s Eve? And let’s just make sure the context is crystal clear – you know, the biggest party day/night of the year…

We could guess that the only yahoos insane enough to be thinking about work today are the ones who are probably insanely in love with what they do.

An exceptional employee (or owner) has a sacred responsibility to reach others. To light fires. And show others how to keep them lit.

Happy New Year. Party on!

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Can you see yourself smiling when no one else can see you smiling?

photo of unique meeting room names
2012 was sprinkled with these meeting room names

Can you see yourself smiling when no one else can see you smiling? Like, maybe, right now?

Sunday morning 8:18am, December 30, 2012. It’s cold outside in most of America. Cold.

Sitting at a second floor, east-facing, work-from-home-desk, smiling. Bright. Man it’s bright.

We often make year-end personal inventory lists of our accomplishments and our regrets on a day like today.

This early, on holiday, we’re not in the mood for making lists.

Maybe tomorrow. Maybe not.

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The stupid paradox of career ambition no one talks about

photo of Walt Disney World drainage hole cover
Walt Disney said he thought his brother, the mailman, was the smart Disney

The stupid paradox of career ambition no one talks about is the fact that climbing the ladder leads to a place few rave about. All you have to do is watch and listen. Of course, there are exceptions to nearly every rule.

With more money, we buy bigger things, versus investing in passive income streams. With more responsibility, we are medicated and distracted from our health, relationships, and the things that bring us joy.

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Our obligation to be a leader is tested when we come to this daily crossroads

photo of elementary school Christmas play
when do adults give up trying to be the example for their children?

Our obligation to be a leader is tested when we come to this daily crossroads, when we have the choice between doing what’s easy (nothing) and doing what’s challenging (required).

In the photo above, I can’t help but wonder how many adults watching feel an overwhelming sense of obligation to show the children in their life that work life balance is possible, and a non-negotiable.

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