Great Circle

People used to say about one of my old workmates:”Bill’s got 110% enthusiasm. But it’s that extra 10% that gets him in trouble”.
I’ve come to disagree.
Bill’s problem was not too much enthusiasm; that was his strength (or one of them). His problem was the weakness(es) that undermined the good his optimism and energy accomplished. His good work was undone by poor communication.
If [...]

Remember when we were kids and ripping off that band-aid was such a trial? “I can’t do it: IT’S GONNA HURT!!!”
In my last Whetstone newsletter, I published a Laurie Beth Jones article on procrastination. In it, she made these points:
 We often choose the complicated ambling route … when if we just went straight at the challenges [...]

We were talking in the last post about this experience for 35-55 year olds of feeling numb, succumbing to the status quo, losing their edge, giving up on trying for an ideal life or world. I joked in the comments about future sociologists dubbing this experience Midlife Disaffected Syndrome - a better phrase (I thought [...]

Sitting with a coaching client yesterday, we got talking about one of the unhappy truths of midlife: the experience of becoming old enough to not strive anymore, of losing your passion (like your car keys), of giving up the Dream, of settling for the status quo (no not that crappy old band!). 
Not everyone experiences this, but sadly it happens to enough people [...]

It’s hard to believe it’s been this long, but Sunday will be the 12th anniversary of the day I watched my beautiful wife walk down the aisle toward me.
I’m an analytical kind of guy, sometimes too much so! And I know you can’t analyse romance (or shouldn’t!). But I do wonder what’s contributed to our [...]