Day 153 – The Little Engine Was Already Moving
I was thinking about that old children’s book this morning, the one with the little steam engine pulling a single caboose up a steep hill.
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Day 152 – Your Relationship with Risk
I realized something recently that I should have seen years ago. My relationship with risk is one of the most significant relationships I have. We
Day 151 – Figure It Out
My grandfather bought about thirty acres of farmland when I was a young boy. I spent hours trailing him around, working on projects, watching him
Day 150 – What Counts as a Word
I am living the dream job of a linguist right now. I spend my days deep in the manipulation and understanding of the context behind
Day 149 – Everything is False Again
I wake up each morning and tell myself that everything I thought was true is no longer true. It sounds extreme, but this mentality has
Day 148 – Mangement by Crawling Around
I sat in another meeting where the same issue surfaced again. We had talked about this. I thought we fixed it. But here it was,
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Day 141 – Advice Good or Bad Is Still Good
I used to think asking for advice was a sign I hadn’t figured things out yet. That if I were really competent, really prepared, I
Day 140 – Speed Always Wins
When I was in the early days of my career, IBM still held control in the business world. Open systems were just starting to take
Day 139 – You Can’t Collapse Time
I know that feeling. I’ve carried it for years. That restless pull that says I want it all, and I want it all now. It’s
Day 138 – The Hammering Stage
We admire the smooth. We celebrate the polished. We are drawn to the effortless. But we rarely talk about the hammering. Flow feels natural when
Day 137 – Speed Is the New Measure of Value
The old rules are dying. Not slowly. Not gradually. Fast. We are living through a shift as fundamental as the one that hit the textile
Day 136 – The Real Asset You Are Building
As a startup founder, I have heard the phrase “it’s about the journey” more times than I can count. And I will be honest. When
Day 135 – The Mechanics of Iteration
Almost everyone says they believe in iteration. Very few people actually build a system that forces iteration. That gap is not an accident. It is
Day 134 – The Caravan Moves On
I have been thinking about caravans. Not the recreational vehicles parked in driveways, but the real ones. The ones that moved across deserts and plains
Day 133 – Even a Blind Squirrel
When I was a child in midwestern Colorado, people used figures of speech to make light of someone or to clarify a point. Whenever I