7-40 Challenge | Planning Week At the end of a stressful day, I wanna be right here at home with my family. When I’m not doing anything else — when the laptop is closed and the phone is down and there’s nothing left on the list — I wanna be right here at home with … Continue reading Where I Wanna Be
Not All About Me (Fourteen Years Later)
7-40 Challenge | Planning Week In 2012, I wrote a blog post called “It Is Not All About Me.” I was writing about collaborative leadership — about casting a vision and then letting other people help shape it instead of dictating every step. It was a good post. It was also about half of the … Continue reading Not All About Me (Fourteen Years Later)
Why Rest Is Hard (And Why It Has to Happen Anyway)
7-40 Challenge | Planning Week, Day 3 Yesterday I had plans. I was going to grab a cup of coffee, sit in the shop for a while, and think. Instead, I fell asleep for an hour and a half. When I woke up, I was frustrated. I’d lost time. The thinking I wanted to do … Continue reading Why Rest Is Hard (And Why It Has to Happen Anyway)
Forward
I’m in the planning week between rounds of my year-long challenge. I called Round 3 early. I’m supposed to be resting. I wrote a song today anyway. Some creative work feels like work. This one didn’t. It came out of me the way songs used to come out when I was younger and thought I … Continue reading Forward
Keep Moving Forward
Friday night. Battery’s low. The week took more than I budgeted for. Part of me wants to plan tomorrow. The smarter part knows the plan starts with actually resting. There’s a difference between stopping and quitting — I’m still learning it. Have a good weekend. Keep moving forward.
