There’s a sign that I walk past 2-3 times a week, sometimes more. “Road closed ahead.” Before this year, this battered old sign in the woods would have held little meaning for me. With its missing letters, it would have been forgettable. But, as we all know, 2020 has been unforgettable – and those words [...]

I can’t tell you the number of times I’ve heard this, “I can’t wait for 2021 to get here.” This past year was challenging – just escaping the grip of 2020 may feel like a significant win. Entering this new year feels hopeful. 2021 is full of potential and possibilities.  So how will you light [...]

For those of you who checked out the My 2020 Snapshot tool that I shared earlier this week (you can find it here) I thought I'd share my own insights from 2020. Hopefully this helps you kickstart your own reflections. I've learned a lot this year. There have been so many lessons hidden in the [...]

As we’re rounding the bend and ending out 2020, you might be breathing a sigh of relief. Elections, issues of inequality, a pandemic, financial instability, working from home for many of us, and virtual learning for our kids – any one of those on their own could have made this a challenging year. Instead, the [...]

I get it. You could care less about my snowblower. I can appreciate that, but walk with me for a moment as I share some life lessons this old snowblower taught me. I’ll make it worth your while, I promise… COVID-19 has led many of us down the path of picking up old hobbies or [...]

I bent, and I bent, and I bent… and finally, I broke. I’ve tried hard to stay optimistic throughout this pandemic and not allow the virus to steal my joy. I'm a positive, glass-half-full, life-is-good kind of guy. Every challenge represents an opportunity. There’s a silver lining to every cloud. God's got this under control. [...]

Gratitude. It's a topic that becomes top of mind in November as we prepare to gather at our dinner tables and share a Thanksgiving meal with family and friends. For one month, we collectively slow down to celebrate all that we have to be grateful for. This year, as we're enduring a global pandemic and [...]

It can be really easy to focus on what everyone else needs. What do my kids need as they're navigating the challenges of virtual-learning? What does my spouse need as they're trying to carry everything at home and work? What do my coworkers need as we're balancing all of this and trying to perform well [...]

There are so many conversations about "resilience" floating around out there right now. It's one of those words we've put on a pedestal. Just like the buzzwords "pivot" and "new normal," we've heard "resilience" everywhere we go today, so much so that I fear we've glossed over the actual depth of the word. Let me [...]

I got an email today from a vendor we've used in the past to help our clients. They're a company in Iowa who produces rubber stamps. It's been years since we worked with them, and when the email came through I almost skipped right past it. No, I don't need a stamp today. Then I [...]