Last week's Weekly Wisdom  was a high-level challenge to critically assess your calendar and reimagine how your time is spent. The goal: cut 5-7 hours off your calendar. We waste an extraordinary amount of time with ineffectual meetings. In essence, using these precious hours to simply “update” the team rather than capitalize on the participants to catapult the work forward. Deeper Dive - A New Approach to Meetings You’ve chosen the right meetings and the right voices—now let

How often do you find yourself feeling impatient with the conversation- instead ready to find a solution? “Soon you start seeing the world not as it is, but as a lineup of problems waiting for you to fix them. Before long, everything looks broken simply because you’re addicted to fixing it.”— Ozan Varol We’ve all been there — seeing the world through the superhero lens, swooping in to right the wrongs. But the constant drive to fix can quietly lead us to exhaustion — mentally

Is this you? Imagine having a day in which every meeting invigorated you, supported your challenges, and added  to your excitement.  Is that even possible? It is reported  that managers lose almost 6 hours a week to unproductive meetings. If they are paid $75/ hour that equates to roughly $23,000 a year for one person.  You must be rolling in money if you can support this! We have all become lazy, “meetings” have lost their intention and vigor for catalysts of change, deep le

There are times when I feel paralyzed — so many ideas, projects, and focus areas that I end up doing… nothing. The overwhelm creates a full-body shutdown. If this happens to you, my friend — you are not alone. I lovingly say:  “Input overload leads to output failure.” As my friend Dave Stachowiak reminds me, “Consistency over intensity.” Small, attainable actions done with enjoyment move the needle in ways you’d never expect. Committing to one small action each day or week wi