10,000 days remaining
Photo by Szűcs László on Unsplash Your days are limited. Several years ago, I decided to take stock of my life and worked out that I had about 10,000 good working days left. Obviously, it’s an arbitrary number and not a hard science. I have no plans on ever retiring, nor dying for that matter. Who…
Thriving in our post-coronavirus pandemic world
Photo by Macau Photo Agency on Unsplash Our world has now forever changed. Usually, that would be an overstatement. History will gauge where the coronavirus pandemic stands amongst global crises, but it certainly feels like one of the most significant moments of widespread upheaval in my lifetime. Cities and states are being shut down, as essential…
The secret to making this year amazing
Photo by Jamie Fenn on Unsplash I’ve been doing some form of annual life planning for 15+ years, and it wasn’t until the last few years that things began to take off. There are lots of planning tactics I hope to share, but the game-changing activity to unlocking the year ahead is looking back. Plato stated…
Habits Over Goals
Photo by Anastasia Petrova on Unsplash Just as culture eats strategy for breakfast, habits will define your life more than goals ever will. Everyone has goals, but very few of them ever happen. 80% of New Year’s resolutions fail by February. Most goals are simply well-intentioned wish lists. Even well-laid SMART (Specific, Measurable, Achievable, Relevant, and…
How to build a rainbow igloo
I’ve always wanted to turn our front yard into a public space of some sort. One winter we created snow couches for people to hang out on. Annually, we chalk the brick at the front our our home rainbow. This Christmas took on our biggest project and built a rainbow igloo. Full credit for inspiration…