Just one week ago, I was planning for you to be opening this email or this LinkedIn newsletter today and reading about the fact that I was, at that moment,... read more →
Topic: life-lessons
If you’ve been a reader for a bit, you know I have a genetic kidney condition called Polycystic Kidney Disease (PKD). You also know that I wrote about the condition... read more →
I’m in the middle of that time when, if you are lucky enough, you get to help a parent or two migrate out of a long-held large home and into... read more →
Backstory: I wrote this blog post a year ago and shared it with a colleague for input. But I wasn’t going to share it more broadly…yet. It’s not quite time... read more →
Are you as happy to be back to work as I am? I hope so, and I hope you all got some time to relax, recharge, reimagine, and (speaking for... read more →
I was working with a coaching client, and we were discussing her thoughts that she was probably not the right executive to stick with her advanced startup during the run-up... read more →
Today someone thanked me for being “profoundly positive.” On hearing this, emotions flew in.First, I was touched and teary. Then, like a (mostly) unexpected left hook, the upper limit. Can... read more →
Oh golly, I screwed something up recently.I have been speaking to my nearly 16-year-old niece for a year about coming to Boulder and spending time together. I had ideas of... read more →
Many times a day I’m being reminded that this moment in time -- when most of us in the US are gaining near-term access to the Covid-19 vaccine -- presents... read more →
We were standing outside a taqueria in Fraser, Colorado, yesterday. It looked terrific. My partner has fairly specific preferences around food, and when he gets excited about something off the... read more →
Today I did a #givefirst call with someone introduced to me by an entrepreneur I liked. The person I spoke to is in her early 30’s and is in the... read more →
Change starts with asking yourself a simple, 15-word question: What is something simple I can do to have a positive impact on my block?-- Jahmal ColeMy sense of grief and... read more →