Category: Personal Development
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Hard Conversations Pt. 1
Why the Conversations You’re Avoiding Are the Ones That Matter Most Let me be transparent with you before we go any further: I don’t like hard conversations. Not in the way that people sometimes say it to seem relatable and then reveal they’re actually quite good at them. I mean genuinely, viscerally, avoid-them-if-at-all-possible don’t like…
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Personal Review Framework – My Version of an Introduction
Self-reflection is an essential ingredient for personal and professional growth. Making the intentional decision to slow down… quiet down, and consider your circumstances, the things you’ve learned, and what and how you want things to be different can reveal more than you imagine. I have a series of questions I use that I found in…
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Servant Leadership – My Version of an Introduction
When “leadership” is mentioned, many ideas can come to mind. Vision. Decisiveness. Strength. Strategic. Competitive. All of these may be accurate. Many are desirable, but some, depending on how they are portrayed, may not. Two ideas have influenced my perspective on leadership. The first came from my business coach, who said, “The accumulation of little…
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Run Streak
In May of 2022, I heard about Runners World Run Streak. The commitment was to run at least one mile every day from Memorial Day to July 4th. I was excited to use this as the motivation to get back to my running routine, which had gotten lost somewhere between COVID and everything else in…
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How to Write Email with Military Precision
This is a discipline we have been working to use consistently in my Operational Group at Quantum. Original post on Harvard Business Review In the military, a poorly formatted email may be the difference between mission accomplished and mission failure. During my active duty service, I learned how to structure emails to maximize a mission’s…
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The Worst Thing…
This week I’m at #VisionExpo in New York City with #QuantumInnovations (@OpticalCoatings). During a meeting last night I was reminded of the expression, “The worst thing for a bad product is great advertising”. Stressing the importance of having your work: products, equipment, posts, etc. to be great. The more connected you are on the stage…
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During Difficult Times, Remember
Lamentations 3 19 Remember my affliction and my wanderings, the wormwood and the gall! 20My soul continually remembers it and is bowed down within me. 21But this I call to mind, and therefore I have hope: 22 The steadfast love of the LORD never ceases; his mercies never come to an end; 23they are new…
be encouraged 