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Fat Tuesday
I’ve sworn in the past that I’d never use Lent as an excuse to diet. Of course, I never really did anything during Lent, so it didn’t matter. Like a lot of evangelical Christians, I cracked on Lenten rituals such … Continue reading
My Taglines from April 2010 to the Present
When I started this site, it was meant to be an experiment on a few fronts: What would I end up writing about? What would folks want to read about–and would anybody actually read it? Could I learn to do … Continue reading
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Tagged Family, Fatherhood, Getting Things Done, Michael Hyatt, Parenthood, Productivity, Taglines, Zen Habits
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Why Newborns Aren’t the Only People Who Need Routines
When we had our daughter, the only consistent advice we got was to establish a routine. Our daughter apparently wasn’t listening, but we persevered. As we developed our modified Ezzo-Sears parenting approach, the routine fell into line. Our daughter eventually … Continue reading
Posted in Family, Miscellaneous, Personal Growth
Tagged Atul Gawande, Checklists, Consistency, Darren Hardy, Parenting, Routines, Success
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I’m SO Much Smarter Than My Kids, But It Doesn’t Really Matter
I recently wrote a post about the need to be more patient when learning to communicate with anyone from preschoolers to spouses. I told a cute little story. I wrapped it up with a tidy list of tips on more … Continue reading
Posted in Family, Personal Growth
Tagged Communication, Confessions of a Dad, Fatherhood, Grace, Parenting, Patience, Preschoolers, Tantrums
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Depth, Trim, Consistent
Mr. Chris Brogan, social media and online marketing guru, genius, superstar (not sure his official title), has a practice of selecting three words each year as thematic underpinnings for his world. He filters his projects, goals, and so on through his … Continue reading
My One Word: From Zen to Vim
Although I said I wasn’t going to narrate my 2012 planning process via this blog, I thought it helpful to give examples of the 3 organizational principles I touted a couple days ago. Today, I’ll talk about my ‘One Word’. … Continue reading
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Tagged Goal-setting, Goals, One Word 2012, One Word 365, Personal Theme
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3 Ways to Organize Your World in 2012
I didn’t accomplish everything I wanted to last year. But I’m pretty sure I got much further because I actually wrote things out before the year started. I went through an elaborate process of reviewing 2010 and planning for 2011. … Continue reading
Posted in Miscellaneous, Personal Growth
Tagged Alece Ronzino, Chris Brogan, Goal-setting, Life Planning, Michael Hyatt, New Year, One Word, Planning
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Break Room Snacks & The Challenge of Consistency
One of the only consistent things in my life around the holidays is the steady stream of snacks into my company’s break room. We’re an insurance sales organization, so around now tins full of snacks parade through the door and … Continue reading
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Tagged Commitments, Consistency, Habits, Inconsistency, Inertia, Self-Discipline
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Familiarity Breeds…
It doesn’t always breed contempt. It often breeds blind acceptance–and not the good kind. I was listening to Andy Stanley’s leadership podcast (5 Inescapable Truths of Culture) One of the points in this podcast was this: The longer we are … Continue reading
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Tagged Familiarity, Growth, Personal growth, Rut, Status Quo
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The Challenge of Inertia
I was about to write a post about the challenge of inconsistency, how it’s difficult to continue steadily with good habits, projects, personal commitments. Then I realized that before you can be consistent, you have to start. The challenge of … Continue reading
