Originally published October 11, 2017 Today’s Question of the Day, from the Question of the Day app, is: What have you done that you previously didn’t think you could do? This must have been my year to answer that question, and it helped that I had earlier declared 2017 to be my year. Home studio:…
Originally published January 29, 2017 This past week I challenged myself to be more productive during the work week by cutting my biggest time-wasting vice: mindless entertainment via Netflix. It’s not the first time, either. Years ago, when I was studying at the community college, I had successfully avoided movies and other after-work nonsense long…
Originally published January 24, 2017 Anyone who knows me knows I’m an efficiency hound. A year ago, during my annual performance evaluation at work, I listed among my team goals “to develop with my supervisor the most efficient nonprofit finance team in the region”, a goal I borrowed from a former supervisor with a different…
Originally published January 25, 2016 A few weeks ago a young entrepreneur I have the privilege of knowing called to update me about his progress on some business ventures. Yes, ventures. Plural. I urged him to think about narrowing his focus, and he did. I also encouraged him to think about his future and to…
Originally published November 15, 2015 I spontaneously took half a vacation day a few weeks ago because my supervisor and I were up-to-date on our projects and because she was going to be out of the office all day. That happened again last Friday. For the first time since I began working with her six…
Originally published October 29, 2015 Ever start nesting out of the blue? You know what I’m talking about. There’s nothing actually wrong with your surroundings, and you feel a compulsion to change it anyway? I’ve been wrestling with a few interior design and decorating ideas since moving into my current home three years ago. Last…
Originally published January 7, 2015 I love visiting the offices of the nonprofit and small-business relationships I maintain for part-time income. And don’t worry; relationships are what most businesses call customers or clients. I prefer “relationships” because the other two words are so clumsy. Anyway, whether I’m juggling a full-time job and independent contracts or…
Originally published July 7, 2014 It happened one Friday. Specifically, it happened Friday before last. In a casual conversation about careers and projects, someone made a remark to me. It’s not important who said it, what was said, how it was said, or even whether it meant anything. Suffice it to say that the comment…