This week, TeamPF and I are on a retreat at the Oregon coast. I’ve made it a point to get us all here because one of the biggest oversights virtual team leaders […]
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Does Your Workspace Work For You or Against You?
Since I got into a car accident four years ago, I’ve had to work a lot harder to get deep work done. Originally, it was due to the pain. I simply couldn’t […]
Why Business Is Never Just Business
While there’s much that could be said about last night’s Presidential Debate, the thread that’s most pulling at me today is about Donald Trump’s dismissal of Hillary Clinton’s points regarding how he’s […]
3 Hidden Truths About Staying On Your Path
I was reading Ego Is the Enemy over the weekend and this passage jumped out at me: “Only you know the race you’re running. That is, unless your ego decides the only […]
You’re Always Changing and So Should Your Systems
A big focus for our team this month is going through our processes and systems to make sure they’re working for us rather than against us. Much to my team’s chagrin sometimes, […]
Beware the Siren Call of the Easier New Project
I’m just coming back from CampGLP, where I gave a couple of Start Finishing workshops. The key point of my workshops is to give people the tools and mindset they need to […]
This Is the Key to Easier Travel
As I prep for my trip to New York to speak and chill at CampGLP, I’m reminded of the value of having an intentional buffer day before traveling. You know how it […]
Those Who Finish, Win
It was an honor and a blast to be able to present an academy at World Domination Summit (WDS) with Marc and Angel Chernoff, Kendra Wright, and Mike Vardy. We each brought […]
5 Ways to Enhance Your Conference Experience
WDS — a yearly gathering of remarkable people committed to community, adventure, and service — kicks off this week here in Portland, Oregon and I’m excited to present an Academy and to […]
That Something Makes You Happy Is Reason Enough to Do It
One of the exercises we asked people to do over the Wayfinder Weekend at the Wayfinding Academy was to find the Why under their passions and interests. As is always the case, […]
Is Your Strategic Roadmap Too Ambitious?
When you take everything you want to do and start putting that in the quarters and months you actually have available — aka strategic roadmapping — know that the first draft is […]
The Show Must Go On
When the one and only Charlie Gilkey is under the weather, his trusty Ops Coordinator takes the helm. Some of you have seen my name pop up here and there (Jo/Josephine/Octocat), so […]
What If People Really Wanted to Know and Support You?
I realized earlier this week that I had completely misjudged your character. My first realization was that I had been doing it over the last week, but a deeper reflection made me […]
3 Ways to Avoid Losing Your Creative Time to Digital Distractions
During my interview for Cory Huff’s book launch party, I was discussing why Facebook and YouTube aren’t really interruptions — they’re digital distractions. Distractions and interruptions may be keeping you from your […]
What Brexit Can Teach Us About Our Creative Work
The economist and social philosopher in me is fascinated by what’s going on with Brexit, but I’ll save those thoughts for an essay on another day. What I’d like to talk about […]
How to Unplug From Your Work So You Can Recharge
How do you plan for vacations, breaks, and holidays? The challenges of planning for time away from being completely immersed in creative and business work has been coming up a lot more […]
Your Light Is the Best Counter to Darkness
I’ve had a lot of conflicted thoughts about what to say about the Orlando shooting. There are so many twisted threads to it: that the shooter targeted people in the LGBTQ community; […]
Do You Know When to Say Yes to an Opportunity?
I had an interesting opportunity come together over the weekend. It’s too early to share what it is, but one of the things that made it interesting is that it’s a combination […]