It was 6:19am Monday morning when I realized, "I forgot the orange bag!" I'd been up about two hours at this point, felt good about getting some running into my morning exercise routine, was in the car with the kids five minutes earlier than usual. Then things went sideways. The "orange bag" is what we …
Mall Life.
I had to stop by a store this afternoon in the big Westfield mall down the street. I hadn't been in a mall in a long while. Maybe that was the first time this year, come to think of it. As I made my way in and out of the place, the colors, sounds, and …
Friday Faves, Issue #1
Following in the fine steps of Mr. Tim Ferriss and his "5-Bullet Friday", I was thinking after reading his list for the week, "Shoot, I've got the same hyper-kinetic thoughts running through my head on a daily basis...why not share some tidbits from MY noggin..." So, commencing The Friday Faves series on Half Full, All …
“Selling is Not Telling, It’s Asking Questions.” And it’s building relationships, too.
The phrase, "selling is not telling, it's asking questions", has been with me pretty much all of my work life. It's one that rings true for me today as much as it did a long time ago when I first learned about the sales profession. My first full-time "career" job had me selling logistics services …
An Old Friend and A Good Lesson
An old friend of mine, I'll call her "Jane", sent me an unexpected note last night. Earlier in the evening I written a bit of a critical post via social media. In the post I made a rather crass (and vague) critique on what I felt were short-sited travel woes by a couple of folks. …
Reflecting on Reunion
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 – …
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 …
