Impact
We can observe the character of our impact on the world around us in the sort of people who come to us for guidance or direction.
We can observe the character of our impact on the world around us in the sort of people who come to us for guidance or direction.
I’m sitting in a Starbucks in Santa Clara. It’s stunning. Just a couple miles down the road from Google and you can practically smell it in the air. Or maybe that’s just the coffee. Although, when you get down to it coffee is probably what fueled the tech boom in the first place. Nonetheless, you…
It’s heavy right now. Our world this week, this month. Before, too. This short post by Seth Godin resonated for me earlier in the week. It’s a one-minute read and well worth the time. The final two sentences: “The purpose of speech is to alert others to our point of view, and the purpose of…
The warm feeling of making someone’s life better. Because you could, not because you had to. It feels great when you do your friend a favor, often even better when that friend shows you gratitude. What about planning for our own future well-being? Sometimes that is harder than expected. We are not innately geared to…
By the time most people read this, my son will be two. I wrote this next part a year ago with the approach of Jakey’s 1st birthday. I never finished it. I felt like it was about time. Rewind your mind one year. Join me… in Spring 2014. _________________________________________ Birthdays. I have never anticipated any…
He seems too big to be my baby boy, yet still so small for someone who will one day be a man as big as I. Little hands fill tiny mittens. Growing feet squeeze into small blue boots. My hat. His gone missing in the rush to get out into the snow. His sister watches…
Sometimes we say things like, “He has a high opinion of himself.” It’s not usually a compliment. And when I’ve used that phrase in the past I haven’t meant it as a compliment either. But, what’s wrong with having a high opinion of yourself? I certainly want my swimmers to have high opinions of themselves….