Find a way to create joy each day
You're ready to go. You've got this. You come out of the gates at full speed. Chaaaaaaarge...! But wait - the world has different ideas today. What's the old Yiddish saying? "Man plans; God laughs." Maybe the emails and calls you're waiting for don't arrive. Decisions aren't made, leaving your work in limbo. The injury… Continue reading Out of sync with the world
As humans, we are pretty good at mourning endings and celebrating beginnings. In fact, books about change management often advise to do just that, to mark the transition from old to new, put the past squarely in the past, and chart out a new path forward. But what happens on Day Two? Week Two? Month… Continue reading Day Two
The new year! The new decade! Moments like these are always an opportunity to take a step back, to count your joys, to look at what's not going well, and to decide what to do about it. Let me preempt your argument about whether the decade starts on Jan 1 2020 or 2021 by telling… Continue reading Fresh starts
Came across this phenomenal advice from Edie Freeman, who among other things was the creative director that came up with the idea of using various animals on the cover of the O'Reilly series of highly technical programming manuals. My current advice to everyone is this: fall in love with your life. Pursue the things that… Continue reading Fall in love with your life
For a good part of the next two weeks or so, I'll get to spend a lot of time with my immediate family. There were times before, and there will be times after, when I do not get to see my wife and kids nearly as much. Sacrifices from other commitments - job, friends, hobbies… Continue reading With and without family
The Joys of JJFoley 