Latest Reflections
The Miracle of the Paddle
She was standing on the sidewalk where it dips down closest to the river, where there are steep stairs all the way down. There were bundles and a large, odd contraption at her feet. Roxie and I were...
25. “It changed my life!”
Sure, that's an extreme headline: It changed my life! But it has. Using the Compass and the Hand hasn't just changed my relationship with time, it's changed my relationship with my life. I have more...
24. A friend with benefits (but not that kind)
I was on a Zoom call with 65 people. Half from the Freelancer’s Workshop, half from the Bootstrapper’s Workshop. Both workshops led by Seth Godin. It was 2019. The freelancers and bootstrappers had...
23. Benefits of Working the Plan
I've been doing a yearly plan for a long time but this weekly/ monthly/ quarterly process is recent as of 2025. It has transformed my relationship with time. For example, a friend asked me to be a...
22. Using AI as a Personal Coach
I’m both wary of AI and appreciative of it. People say, “Someday AI will be smarter than us.” What do you mean, “someday”? It’s already smarter than me. Before I describe how I use AI in my weekly/...
21. Making Your Hand Meaningful
Fifth Third Bank gave me a job and much more than that: it gave me a lesson in operational excellence. Fifth Third had a strategic plan for the business, and I had one for my life. But while I put...
Got enough love?
When my husband died and other changes followed, The Love Bucket helped me figure out how to bring more love into my life. If you’d like an objective method to increase the level of love in your life, this guide is for you!
