Noticing life out loud since 2011
Noticing life out loud since 2011
a blast from the past to fuel the future
At Something Approaching Quantum Speed There are no fewer than 716 or 731 miles door-to-door from St. Louis, MO, to the drive between the Big and Little cabins on Big Sand Lake, depending on whose house you’re starting from and…
It doesn’t seem possible, but here I am, on the morning of my birthday, about to take another 365-day journey around the sun. For me, that will probably look like three fully completed marathons’ worth of words, when you include…
We Have a problem in Corporate America As a person who’s been a part of corporate America for well more than two decades, I have some observations. Back when I first entered this world, it was clear to me that…
March 20, 2020, was the last day my team worked in the office before the state of N.Y. shut down because of COVID. Since then, we’ve been working from home. It’s been an interesting transition and a combination of the…
It’s odd, but true that one of my most profound learning experiences as a leader has also been one of my best-kept secrets. It’s an experience that caused me so much shame and embarrassment that I haven’t shared it with…
One of the things I find the most difficult about owning my own business is troubleshooting technical issues with my laptops. Yep, laptops, I have two. Owning two laptops is both a blessing and a curse. This morning the computer…
I started my career at a family owned business in Omaha Nebraska over 25 years ago (yikes!). I actually worked in retail and sold life insurance before that, but consider my job at Lancer Label to be my first “real”…
A couple of months ago I got a call from Comcast advising me that my modem was outdated and that I should trade it in for a new one so we could take advantage of the fastest internet connection available.…
While I doubt the conversation among the neighbors who shared the same party line as my grandparents ever got as racy as it did between Doris Day and Rock Hudson in Pillow Talk, I would venture a guess that there…
The day after Thanksgiving brings a simultaneous sigh of relief from homemakers and a deep breath of anticipation and more than a little anxiety from retail employees across the country. Every year a seasonal fear returns, for the cook it’s…