Insights into Travel
Since I’ve been traveling so much for so many years, I often forget that knowledge I take for granted isn’t necessarily well-known. So, at the request of a few readers of this blog, I’m going to give you insights into traveling that I have learned over the course of the million or so miles that I’ve flown over the past 20+ years. These days, since I live in Boulder, Colorado,...
September 23rd, 2009 by ssh
Where in the World am I?
What is this? The Great Circle of my summer You may have wondered just what has been going on, since I had typed on this very blog about how I was planning to re-engage with it, let you know what’s going on, and generally communicate more. Then, I went silent. This graphic outlines part of the reason. You see, this is the Great Circle map of my flights since I last completed a post here on the...
September 22nd, 2009 by ssh
Doing the Right Thing
Last night as I was the last one up and the house was quiet, it hit me. I remembered. I had forgotten up until that point with all the craziness of the day, but there is was, entering my thinking and kickin’ me in the gut: Tomorrow is the day. And that tomorrow came this morning. After a bright-eyed breakfast, our sweet Daisy puppy went with Mom and Megan to the vet. Yes, it was just routine...
July 15th, 2009 by ssh
More Focus, More Posts
I was sitting in my office today between calls thinking about how challenging it is to do all of the things that I’d like to do. In fact, at least some of them are impossible to get done! I can’t do everything. There are projects like Mark Joyner’s new business coaching that I’d like to explore and compare to what I do with my clients. There is even just getting posts done to...
July 14th, 2009 by ssh
The Secret to 21st Century Capitalism
Last week I sat reading an email from one of the mailing lists that I receive. Some Internet friends and I have shared our lives on this list for well over a decade. From life and death to kids with croup, we’ve laughed and cried together. Maybe I’ll tell you more about the group one of these days, but for now, I’d like to let you in our conversation from last week: the changing face...
June 30th, 2009 by ssh
What Have You Done for Me… Lately?
This is a tough one… As I sat in my family room this morning, dwelling on the beauty of spring in Colorado, breathing in the delicious morning air, I couldn’t escape the thought that has been pressing on me for two weeks or more: What have you done for me… lately? Perhaps you’ve heard this said by a colleague bitter at the turn of event at work. They’ve worked hard and...
June 17th, 2009 by ssh
How to Fix the Recession
Before you get the wrong impression and before I go any further, let me just say that I love London. My wife Terry and I are enjoying our time here immensely as we celebrate our 25th wedding anniversary here, but, just like in the States, they just don’t get it. Today, the famously blunt British press was all over the Prime Minister (PM), his cabinet, and the Members of Parliament (MPs). Seems...
June 4th, 2009 by ssh
The Gettysburg Address
Gettysburg, Pennsylvania November 19, 1863 On June 1, 1865, Senator Charles Sumner commented on what is now considered the most famous speech by President Abraham Lincoln. In his eulogy on the slain president, he called it a “monumental act.” He said Lincoln was mistaken that “the world will little note, nor long remember what we say here.” Rather, the Bostonian remarked, “The...
May 24th, 2009 by ssh
Your Master Equation
It was 15 years ago that the process began for me. I was sitting in my manager’s office at IBM, getting yet another positive performance appraisal. After 11 years with IBM, I had matriculated to a senior technical position, was well-respected around the world by my colleagues, and had helped create a business that would one day rescue IBM. But, my manager was talking about my value, and what...
April 7th, 2009 by ssh
The Truth About “The Economy”
Earlier this week, I sat in our kitchen surrounded by two dozen members of Terry’s family. The conversation was ringing off the walls, as the family members dug into the food generously laid out by friends who supported us during this difficult time (for more on that, check this blog entry). I sat quietly for much of the time and listened to what people were saying. The topics ranged widely as...
March 26th, 2009 by ssh
