You have 168 hours each week—how do you spend them?
Years ago, when I worked in management consulting, I was starting to feel the burden of having too much to do and not enough time to accomplish it all. The industry is notoriously demanding from a time standpoint. People often work over 12 hours per day, work a few hours on the weekends, and pull periodic all-nighters, and all of this is usually punctuated with…
3 ways to be intentionally intentional
When I was in graduate school, I got the wild idea that I wanted to put my studies on hold and head north to Alaska to become a bush pilot. For those of you who aren’t familiar with this captivating job, bush pilots fly small planes delivering supplies, food, fuel, and people to remote areas that don’t have access to roads or railways. I never…
What does it mean to be inspired?
To me, inspiration is the feeling I get when the wheels of my plane leave the ground and all the trees become tiny dots below me. It’s watching my wife and kids laughing at the dinner table. It’s meeting with my colleagues at Cisco and working through tough challenges in creative ways. Inspiration is the surge of energy coursing through my veins, awakening my senses…