October 15, 2019 I DON’T NEED NO DOCTOR What’s that expression, “Doctor, heal thyself”? You ever walk outside of a hospital and see the medical staff standing in clusters surreptitiously smoking cigarettes, and think to yourself, “Are you kidding me?” Of any humans on the planet, these people should see the deleterious health effects of smoking, and yet, here they are, publicly demonstrating their contempt for the known consequences of this behavior. While I smugly think, “I would never engage in a behavior that I knew for a fact was unhealthy,” I’ve come uncomfortably close to the metaphorical meaning of this phrase recently at work. The desire to…
March 8, 2019 When You Only Have Time for a Quickie… Ok, people, focus. You have limited time, and you need to get a project completed fast. Or you have to make a dinner reservation at a new place. Maybe you have to arrange for some service done on your home. Or you have to switch vendors at work. Time is a scarce resource. You don’t have the luxury of conducting multiple interviews, performing tons of research, and asking all of your friends. You’ve got 20 other tasks to accomplish, and all before your next coffee break. How can you decisively make your selection without blowing your time budget? First, spend…
November 17, 2017 WHAT’S TAKING SO FREAKING LONG? Ok, I’ll admit it. I can be impatient. Am I proud of that periodic character flaw? Well… Not really. I tend to get things done in a hurry. There’s an urgency about almost everything I do, in my perception. My days are organized so I can make the most of my time, both at work and at home. I get in to the office super early so I can take care of my daily responsibilities expeditiously, leaving time available for urgent rushes that always seem to pop up. If a coworker, client or family member asks you to do something,…
