106 DAYS. 106 days of this year are in the record book. 106 days that can never be relived. 106 days of wavering productivity, commitment, and urgency.  New Year’s resolutions have long dissolved into a pile of good intentions as the tyranny of the urgent has imposed her unrelenting will upon your daily decision-making. (Unless you are part of the extreme minority, 92% of you did not keep your resolutions.) The easy decision is to allow another 106 days to fade away, and then

Years ago I stumbled upon a captivating website titled TWENTYTWOWORDS.  Every blog post had a limit of 22 words. Yes, you read that correctly – only 22 words. The title of the blog pulled me in, but the tagline captured my attention: Experiments in getting to the point.  Just 22 words to capture attention. Just 22 words to succinctly articulate a point. Just 22 words to clearly share a life altering idea. Post after post was focused, concise, and the author was committed to a

Recently I walked into the gym to “my” treadmill and started running. I had seven miles to run, so I was going to be there a while. Complete transparency – I hate treadmills! I would rather be outside running in hurricane force winds, with the temperature blazing at 115 degrees and 98% humidity, instead of running on a treadmill. But that is besides the point. Over the past week I had noticed the treadmill right next to me was out of commission. Let me be clear: There wasn’t