Here’s my “to do list.” Does it look like yours? Do you get a rush of dopamine every time you cross an item off the list? I do. But if I allow it, accomplishing my to do list can be one of the least productive activities in my life. This list is helping only if I am...
How is your sense of wonder? My dad lived through a lot (the Great Depression, World War II, Cold War) and had a difficult childhood, but he never lost his sense of wonder. In the 1980s, he told me about a future in which a small dish on your roof would bring you...
In the spring of 1994, a reporter working for the newspaper where I was editor won the Pulitzer Prize for National Reporting. It took your breath away. Imagine a reporter for a small newspaper in New Mexico winning the most coveted prize among the tens of thousands of...
I have a Post-It on my desk that I refer to regularly. It simply says: “Ask Another Question.” One of the members of my Vistage group (she’s a psychologist so she has an advantage) talks about “reactive communication.” That is most of the...
This isn’t precisely my group, but you get the picture. They’re Amazing with a capital A. There is a group of amazing people I meet with every month. Tomorrow is our meeting day: my favorite day of every month. I knew I liked them a lot, but I didn’t...
