You can make life easy on yourself. But as I have been talking with my kids about their life after high school, life being easy on yourself, can leave you without ever having been yourself. I recall its a Seneca quote or another stoic, please forgive any inaccuracy, “Any human who does not wish to…
Two and a half weeks ago, I endo’d on a black run,”Rainmaker”, at the Winter Park downhill track. I broke several ribs and “did something” to my right thumb. I’ve been moving as possible and worked out on my regular schedule this week but used progressions with most exercises. I realized there is a fair…
Oliver Sacks, the famous neuroscientist made more so by Robin Williams portrayal of him in Awakenings, was unsettled by Robin’s ability; “He was not imitating me; he had become me, in a sense it was like suddenly acquiring a younger twin.” Sacks, On the Move. It was too early to see perhaps the impact of…
My kids know I like push-ups. I like it more than bench. I’ll talk more about the actual benefit of push-ups a different time. I read an article from February 2018 indicating that if you can do 40 or more push ups, your risk of heart disease, CVD, is seemingly 95% lower than if you…
I’ve done it. I’ve read my first book by Seth Godin. My second book of the summer. I am a bit tardy on it, but I wanted to finally get one under my belt to be conversant in his view of marketing. My marketing and brand expert friends seem to prefer his Purple Cow effort…
A number of years ago, I joined a fin-tech company to help it transforms its ability to compete as a SaaS based business. We decided to expand its capabilities beyond market data distribution to electronic order execution and management. We knew our growth was dependent on the quality of our programmers and our ability to…
Book: Why We Sleep, Matthew Walker, Scribner 2018 This is the first book to be finished this summer. I grabbed it in part to combat the battle of the iPhone in my home at night but also in support of my own and my children’s need for sleep as they continue to have a start…
Father’s Day. The last year, I’ve had a bit less time to spend with my kids though my satisfaction with my professional life has been a lot higher. In a modern society, where we spend enormous amounts of time at work, and despite our efforts and viable other options to commuting, we effectively reduce weekday…
I’ve been researching the critical few metrics and measures I should be tracking about my health and here is my current working list. Hip circumference is more for women and obviously PSA and Free Testosterone for the guys. The one that is simple that always comes up for me is waist circumference. That’s at…
Optionality, the availability of something to be chosen, has made its way into the business world and is a favorite term to be referred to in discussing strategy. It’s easy to overlook that to maintain optionality, we pay a premium for it. In many cases, I’ve seen optionality be the enemy of business leaders rather…