The world is smaller than you think. Even with billions of people on the Earth, our paths are constantly crossing with people we know in unexpected places. It's because of the many trails we leave: past friends from living in previous cities, former colleagues at old jobs, buddies from school, or activity groups. We run… Continue reading Small world
Month: December 2018
Anniversaries
An anniversary is an arbitrary milestone. Just like we like round numbers (top 10 lists, 20th reunions, 40th birthdays...) we like to mark the annual passage of momentous events in our lives, even if it's just a convenient way to mark another trip around the sun. And yet... an anniversary is a great opportunity to… Continue reading Anniversaries
Strategic vs Tactical
Our days are so full of tasks to complete, like quests in a never-ending role-playing game. Laundry, dishes, decluttering, bills, groceries, straightening, meal prep, errands. Emails, phone calls, status reports, one-on-one check-ins, presentation revisions, invoices. Decisions, optimizations, quick fixes, interventions, assists, demonstrations, coordinations, deferments. It's both exhilarating and exhausting to check off items from the… Continue reading Strategic vs Tactical
Holiday greetings for 2018
Wishing you many joys of your own in 2019! Here's our annual holiday message and year in review in song and pictures: https://youtu.be/0vU-t7Shpwo Previous holiday messages are here: 2017, 2016, 2015.