Category Archives: Life

Enjoying the Win

Never be disappointed with a win. Especially big wins.

It may not have gone 100% to plan.

But when does it ever?

And if it did, how would you ever get any better?

Enjoy the win.

Tomorrow you can look at the tape.

[Scoreboard]

Get the Guts to Take it Away

It takes guts to:

  • Have no TV in the bedroom.
  • Have no sidebar on your homepage.
  • Have no visible cash register in your store.

But with fewer distractions, you do more of the stuff you want to be done.

Get the guts.

Watching the Film

After NFL Sunday, the most important work happens.

Watching the film:

  • What worked.
  • What didn’t work.
  • Action items for next week.

It’s best done on Monday. Fine if it’s done another.

But it must get done.

You gotta get a little bit better.

A New Responsibility

As you get older, you get more responsibilities.

A break from the responsibilities is nice. It’s needed.

Losing the responsibilities forever can be devastating.

Make sure they get replaced.

No Wonder Dogs are the Best

What do dogs think about?

Probably not about the future.

Definitely not about the past.

Dogs think about what’s going on right now.

And they’re usually damn excited about it.

No wonder dogs are the best.

Presence.

New Response When People Ask What You Do

“What do you do?”

I hear it a lot.

The answer is complicated.

So…

To respond, I’ve used a few tactics:

  1. One word. “Writer.”
  2. Many words. “I run a health and wellness blog.”
  3. Joke. “I drive the Red Line for the CTA.”

The results are usually the same. Several followups with little or no long-term benefit to anyone.

Time for a new method.

That’s What I Do Method

Respond with a question. That question should get an answer where you can respond with, “That’s what I do.”

For example:

Partygoer: “What do you do?”

Me: “How do you find inspiration and advice on staying healthy and well?”

Partygoer: “Well, I listen to speakers, read blogs, and talk to my friends.”

Me: “That’s what I do.”

Partygoer: “Really?”

Me: “Yup.”

Conversation over.

And, they ACTUALLY understand what I do.

AND, there might be some mutual benefit afterwards.

Can’t wait to use it.

[HT to Kiko Doran for this idea]

Three Things Your Words Ought to Be

Freedom of speech.

What a beautiful thing?

But there’s a caveat.

It’s three things your words ought to be:

  • True.
  • Necessary.
  • Kind.

Individually, they’re not sufficient.

Getting all three is.

Bonus points if your words are also inspiring.

[HT to Socrates, Buddhist teachings and The Girl’s little siblings.]