The other day was a normal, uneventful day, which is why it stood out when 3 seemingly normal things hit me: Cherish the availability of street parking in Damariscotta while ya can! I needed to pick up a book at the library and voila — a spot was wide open…

I want to share the amazing work of Second Harvest Food Bank of North Central Ohio*. They are the epitome of how to create an amazing strategic plan that achieves their mission and vision in innovative ways will (hopefully) make them no longer needed. …

Do you measure your, and your team’s, Return on Time (ROT)? Yes, it can be hard to measure. Who wants to be recording every second they’re spending on something? How long should a non-mechanized, white collar type task really take? So, I suggest starting simply — and meaningfully. Since much…

This is co-authored by one of the first Blue Lobsters, Addie Thompson, my mentee, mentor, friend & brilliant podcaster at The Trail Ahead. Should!! — how many times has someone said that to us? “You should start working on that report.” “You really should get in touch with them.” Worse, how many times do we tell that to ourselves‽‽ As if others don’t tell us enough, we do as well! …

I’ve been wondering what habits, patterns, mindsets will remain post-COVID and which will just go away. There is one habit I’m trying to keep and I invite you to make it part of your ‘new norm’ too. It’s the habit of Radical Amazement. What the heck is that, you ask…

The Curious Case of the Artist in the Archives What did you do during the pandemic? That seems to be the question now. …

How’s zooming going? It’s fascinating how pre-COVID, so many shunned virtual meetings and now we’re over-meeting virtually because it’s ‘easy’ which has led to even more meetings! So, let me share a client’s habit for any and all of their meetings. …

2021 — maybe it’s better to say December 42, 2020 instead of January 11, 2021 (kafkaesque?). We so want major demarcations in time to be major demarcations in hope, optimism, aspiration… change! Sure doesn’t feel like it this year, at least so far. But, I think it will — and to help make that happen, let’s start making our own time-based demarcations, based on our time vs. time imposed by some calendar, society, expectation of the way things ought to be.

While there are a plethora of adjectives to describe 2020, there aren’t any that get to the despair of this year. I hope you and yours were able to stay relatively safe through all this, and if not, please accept my heart and prayers for your pain and loss. May our hopes for health, recovery and time with loved ones and friends become real, soon, in 2021. And may you continue to be a blessing to others, as you have been to me!