Helping folks with practical tips to manage themselves better
August 23, 2026
Everything we create begins as a thought. A business. A decision. A relationship. A change in direction. Long before it becomes visible, it first takes shape in the mind. Which makes me think about something else. Where do our thoughts Read more…
August 19, 2026
I keep a daily journal where I track what I need to do, what I actually did, and my energy levels through the day. I call unfinished tasks “open windows”, things that are still occupying some part of my attention. Read more…
August 18, 2026
I think of myself as a good problem-solver. Someone brings me a problem, I offer a solution. At work, with my team. At home, with my wife. With my children. A problem shows up, and my mind immediately starts fixing Read more…
August 15, 2026
A senior executive shares a problem with you. You discuss a possible solution. The conversation is alive, the need is real, and you agree to come back with something. You spend a week perfecting the proposal. By the time you Read more…
August 12, 2026
I set out to build something innovative and significant. It has been harder than expected. Stakeholders want updates, and progress is slow. And I can feel the temptation to quietly lower the bar, to make the goal easier so that Read more…
August 9, 2026
For years, I wanted to write. But I kept judging what I wrote before I had really begun. Is this good enough? Is it worth sharing? Will anyone care? The judgment became the reason I never started. That changed in Read more…
August 7, 2026
In B2B software sales, we like to believe the clever pitch or the killer demo wins deals. In my experience, they are won by two far less glamorous things: persistence and variety. Enterprise deals move slowly. A serious sale can Read more…
August 5, 2026
My thirties were among the most successful years of my career. I was growing fast, climbing, achieving. And, paradoxically, they were also some of the unhappiest years of my life. For a long time, that made no sense to me. Read more…
August 2, 2026
You miss your forecast one quarter. You call it an aberration. You miss it again the next quarter. You blame the product. You miss it a third time, and something stirs. Is there something I am not seeing? For the Read more…
July 30, 2026
At work, many of us say we want autonomy, empowerment, and the space to make decisions. But the moment that space comes with real ownership, we hesitate. Now we have to choose. Prioritise. Say no. Take a call without waiting Read more…
