Reflections

Usually brief. Hopefully helpful. Sometimes funny.

Maxim #37: Feed Your Focus. Starve Your Distractions.

Maxim #37: Feed Your Focus. Starve Your Distractions.

Do you wish you had more time? More time to do the things you want to do? The truth is, we will never have ...
Maxim #36: Your Team Needs What You’re Not Good At

Maxim #36: Your Team Needs What You’re Not Good At

In order to be successful, your team needs people other than you. You might be amazing. Legitimately. You ...
What I Read in May 2026

What I Read in May 2026

May was a good month for reading!   Dungeon Crawler Carl by Matt Dinniman, book #2, and book #3 ...
Maxim #35: Risk is Scary. Regret is Terrifying.

Maxim #35: Risk is Scary. Regret is Terrifying.

What is it that you want to try? A book you want to write? A hobby you want to try? A business you want to ...
Making Better Decisions

Making Better Decisions

We make hundreds, if not thousands, of decisions every day. Most of them are small and inconsequential. Some are ...
Contentment vs. Complacency

Contentment vs. Complacency

How do you be content without becoming complacent? This is something I have struggled with for years. I want ...
Maxim #34: Clarity Over Agreement

Maxim #34: Clarity Over Agreement

I first heard this phrase many years ago from radio show host Dennis Prager. He regularly brought guests on the ...
Maxim #33: Be Friendly But Persistent

Maxim #33: Be Friendly But Persistent

I like being friendly to people. Truly. Maybe you do, too. But does being friendly mean that we have to ...
Maxim #32: Keep Short Accounts

Maxim #32: Keep Short Accounts

Most people can get along with most people most of the time. Profound, I know. The challenge with that ...
How Does My Faith Influence My Leadership?

How Does My Faith Influence My Leadership?

I am a Christian. I believe the Christian story of reality is true. Really true, in the sense that it is true ...
Wait, Hard or Easy?

Wait, Hard or Easy?

In a recent post, I encouraged everyone to choose things that are hard in the short-term, which lead to easier ...
Maxim #31: Short-Term Easy is Long-Term Hard

Maxim #31: Short-Term Easy is Long-Term Hard

Why does the universe seem to be set up in such a way that the things that are easy often aren't good for us? And ...
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