I’m just coming off of a high school reunion – the “R30”, as I called it. In the wake of the weekend, I’ve had a mixed bag of thoughts about the whole affair. First and foremost, I’m grateful for the people that made the time and effort to participate, some traveling from far away – …
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Letting Things Slow & Go
First full day of vacation and purposeful slow time is under way. A later night and a typical early morning and a long day of nothing have me mindful of letting things go. Stiff sticky shirt and shorts from ocean water now dry? Ok. Sand dust still on my legs, between my toes? Fine. Laughter …
A Fresh Look at PTO: A Purposeful Minimalist Goes On Vacation
Wrote this piece last year before the family vacation. Priming again this week for this year's vacation, starting on Saturday. Pretty stoked. I fell a bit short of my "goals" last year -- gonna have another go to make the most of each and every vacation day. -- On average, annual "paid time off" in …
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What America Do You Want To Live In?
I try to steer clear of blatant, direct commentary or story otherwise, related to politics. That space is plenty filled by pundits, talking heads, policy wonks, and spin doctors (and legit political scientists and journalist too). However, after seeing this quote from ol' Pat Buchanan, I have to offer a simple thought, at last. Here's …
#Worklife 1.0
Lately business has been a bit challenging. With the energy sector in the space it is now (and has been for the past twelve months or so), budgets have been adjusted, belts have been tightened, plans have been scaled back. In the capital equipment business, that means orders have slowed some, and the values have …
Some of the Best from Meg Meeker’s “Strong Fathers, Strong Daughters”
When a buddy of mine and his wife had their kids about ten years back, my friend told me about this book by Meg Meeker, an MD that's done a lot of work with kids. He said it gave him a lot of good insights with parenting his daughter. So when my wife and I …
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In the Wood – A US Entrepreneur’s Mission To Educate The World’s Children
[Here's another primer for my work with Humaneity mentioned recently. Really getting excited about lighting that fire for inspiration once again. This was a feature piece, originally published in June 2012 in Humaneity Magazine.] If you think about some of the biggest names in the American (as well as global) technology sector over the last …
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Tears With No Refuge
Following is a guest blog post from a close friend, originally shared via Facebook. Powerful, important words from deep within. Please read, and share if you feel so moved. My thanks to Kim for offering her personal perspective. Tears With No Refuge by Kim Brown Montenegro I have struggled to put words to my emotions …
#Inspiration Everywhere
I often use this hashtag -- #inspiration everywhere -- to encourage others to actively search for inspiration every day, all the time. Well ok. Maybe not seek it out every day (although that's not a bad idea), but at least be open to it. Be open to be inspired by what ever is around you, …
Paul Farmer & Partners In Health: One Man’s Inspiration & Perseverance to Help Others Spans the Globe
[Originally published in May 2012, this article was my first with Humaneity Magazine.] You would be hard-pressed to find two countries seemingly more dissimilar than Haiti – small, impoverished nation located in the Caribbean Sea – and Russia – former 19th-century empire and Cold War adversary to the US, and recent heavy-hitter in the energy …
