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Leadership is Setting Strong Goals: 3 A’s of Strong Goals
Leaders set strong goals, particularly annual goals. There are three key qualities that strong annual goals have in common. First, strong goals are authentic. Strong goals are not based on theory....
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Powerful Revelry
Some people understand revelry as a way to forget. They lose themselves in dancing, or drinking, or celebrating. They try to use revelry to escape from painful experiences or regrets. They see revelry...
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Guest Post: Burning Off the Mental Fog
My friend D’Anne Hotchkiss is an honest and courageous listener. She is the kind of listener who takes the time to savor the nuances and the deep truths of what someone tells her. I would say that...
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Becoming Like a Consuming Fire
I believe in the power of revelry, and this has been a revelrous week for me. I set goals, and I celebrate when I meet them. I create incentives and rewards to motivate myself to meet my goals, even...
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Our Pilgrimage is Not a Race
Our pilgrimage is not a race. There are some similarities. Planning and preparation are important. Breathing is essential. We train and practice each day. Each step has lessons to teach us. Sometimes...
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StrategicMonk Interview: Jon Dephouse: Part One
My friend Jon Dephouse is a young, vital husband of a young, vital wife and father of two young, vital boys. He has a good sense of humor, and encourages and inspires the people who meet him. Jon...
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StrategicMonk Interview: Jon Dephouse: Part Two
My friend Jon Dephouse is a young, vital husband of a young, vital wife and father of two young, vital boys. He has a good sense of humor, and encourages and inspires the people who meet him. Jon...
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Celebrating Lent
I am part of a church that follows a liturgical calendar. Like all calendars, a liturgical calendar helps us remember the day and the season. On Wednesday we begin a new season again. Ash Wednesday is...
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Lent Reflection: Focusing on Work and Rest
This year for Lent I am focusing on work and rest. Last year, I focused on fear. Yes, they are connected. I tend to work most of the time. Even now, as I include regular time for silence, for...
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Lent Reflection: Balancing Work and Rest
Doing work that I love in ways that I enjoy is not the same as resting. When I was growing up, it was easy to tell the difference between work and rest. Work was what you would not do unless someone...
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Lent Reflection: Recognizing Work and Rest
Work is exertion. When I work I exert energy and effort. I may be digging a trench or moving rocks. I may be exerting influence or exerting my will. I may be struggling to find just the right word or...
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Pilgrimage is Sharing the Path
We are all on pilgrimage together, and each of us is on our own pilgrimage. We share the path. Sometimes it may appear that we are headed in opposite directions, or even pushing each other out of the...
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Lent Reflection: Becoming a Contemplative Entrepreneur
I am digging into the ways I work and rest for Lent this year. I have spent time reflecting on my own focus on work and rest, looking for the ways I balance the two, and considering how I recognize...
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Lent Reflection: Recovering Attorney
I am a recovering attorney. I decided to become a lawyer as a child. My choice was shaped by books I read and the people I saw on television. There were no lawyers in my family, and I had never met a...
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A Matter of Life and Depth
I do not see myself as a very deep person. My experience tells me that I am much better at being focused, at paying attention, than at being deep or profound. My background is more strategic, more...
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Leadership and Reflection
There was a long time when I did not appreciate the value of reflection. My life and leadership were based in action, without much real depth. I tend to be pretty focused, motivated by achieving...
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Focus Pocus
I have been told that focus is one of my great strengths. I have also been described as having an Attention Surplus Disorder. Focus is not magic, like it is for television detectives who pretend to be...
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Finding Our Depth
Each of us finds depth for ourselves. Sometimes our depth journeys take us in the same direction. We find ourselves exploring depth in similar places, and are able to encourage and support each other....
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Focused on Making a Difference
Focus is a significant part of who I am. My strengths do not include being dramatically creative or coming up with innovative ideas. I tend to accomplish more things by persistently meeting my...
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May, or May Not?
Happy May Day! I was born and raised in a place where May was an important month, where May meant something. May was spring. It was much less likely to snow in May than in the months before it, and...
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