The other day I was watching our cat, Patches, as I started to grind some coffee. She froze and looked around. It was a far cry from the reaction she had a dozen years ago as a kitten in this house. Back then, she would have taken off running. It would have likely ended with her sliding on a hard … [Read more...]
How to get motivated when you are not
Are you wondering how to get motivated when you are not? Take a nap. Run to the coffee shop and grab a cup of coffee. Go for a run. But - and here's the key part in how to get motivated - set a hard stop time for the activity you are choosing to do, instead of what you feel like you should be … [Read more...]
Coffee Shop CEO
Can you really run a successful and growing business from a coffee shop? There is no right or wrong answer to this question but I can tell you that as much time as I spend in coffee shops it's not where I run my business. Coffee shops are where I get the vast majority of my work done. And by work I … [Read more...]
The role of coffee in blog writing
Take a look to your right over in the sidebar of this site. As you scroll down you'll see a picture of me holding a cup of coffee. Below that you will find the Idea Box. The title of this post came right from the idea box. So, you too can submit an idea or question over there and perhaps one day … [Read more...]
Be there for others
You know that feeling you get when you smile at a person and they smile back? There's nothing quite like it is there? Most of the time a simple act like a smile is all it takes to be there for others. A friend posts a message on Twitter making it clear they are having a rough day. In 140 … [Read more...]
Twitter Follow Friday – Meet 'em for Coffee
Twitter is new. Together we are all learning how to utilize Twitter as a tool to facilitate communication. Without any real plan or intention I have been moving towards turning Twitter "friendships" into face to face meetings. Coffee Meetings: This week's Twitter Follow Friday (the blog edition) … [Read more...]
Radical Thinking Results In More Time
This is a follow-up to the action item at the end of my More Time Through Radical Thinking post. Action Item: On a quiet morning grab a cup of coffee and a blank sheet of paper. Write a list of ten things you would stop doing “if you could.” It does not matter how impossible it seems to stop doing … [Read more...]