CLI: A pause that refreshed
Two weeks ago, four days of unseasonably harsh weather hit Texas. Many of my client contacts could not get to work. Necessary phone interviews and assignment reviews got pushed into last week....
View ArticleMemorial Day: Work-free
I have a busy work week facing me. Using Memorial Day to get a head start on that workload seemed quite tempting. My Dad is World War II and Korean War veteran, though. When I was growing up, he...
View ArticleSteve Jobs left behind a great message, too
“Your work is going to fill a large part of your life, and the only way to be truly satisfied is to do what you believe is great work. And the only way to do great work is to love what you do. “If...
View ArticleApply downtime toward long-term gain
I posted my first blog entry on March 31, 2009. Going into that month, I knew my workload would be lighter than usual. I made a list of “to-do” tasks, tasks I’d meant to do for quite some time. I meant...
View ArticleThe joy of being immersed in a huge pool of topics
I helped staff an IABC Dallas table last week at a University of Texas-Arlington Communications Day conference. Scott Cytron, ABC, was one of my chapter cohorts. Scott and I write about accounting...
View ArticleMake the time for daily writing refreshment
Pamela Ribon, an author of four best-selling novels, delivered the keynote address at the IABC Dallas Quill Awards gala last week. Her advice to all of us who earn our livings writing for corporate...
View ArticleHoliday lulls: Relaxation, reflection, renewal
When the Fiscal Cliff issues get resolved, I will need to write about consequences awaiting various taxpayers in 2013. Come Friday, Dec. 28, I also need to be available for jury duty. For now, all is...
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Collectively, small changes yield substantial impact
The bedroom rocking chair has nothing on it. I can sit in it whenever I feel like it. It’s a great place for reading. Up until June 2004, the rocking chair seat was usually covered with a tall stack...
View ArticleBlogging as mental exercise treadmill time
The crowded Milwaukee neighborhood I grew up was built up in the late 1800s and early 1900s, before people had cars. Just about any place anyone needed to go was within walking distance. I walked to...
View ArticleVacations provide that necessary renewal
I enjoy my assignments. I enjoy my clients. I am quite grateful. From time to time, though, I still find myself asking: Why do I do this day after day? Vacations help answer that question. I just got...
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The delight from an unanticipated thank you
The incoming phone call was from a client’s office. Perhaps it had to do with a current assignment. Maybe there was a new project. A question may have arisen over something I wrote in the past. All...
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Bluebonnets boost workday motivation
The much-anticipated weekend activity: Taking several leisurely drives to view bluebonnets, wildflowers that bloom each April in Texas. Friday’s workload included revising a safety engineering...
View ArticleQuick tip: Don’t pass on vacations
I typically take three weeks of vacation each summer. At various times during the past 20 years I felt guilty. I fretted. I worried whether or not I was neglecting assignments, clients or my career....
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