The twins came over for a lunch of hamburgers, potato salad, and desserts. We had a nice visit though it was pretty warm on the back patio. Afterwards I had a good visit with my father and Joan. I did some initial packing for when we start our drive to Minnesota on Thursday. Otherwise, I … Read more

I had a quiet Saturday where I didn’t feel like doing much. I did get an email written for my marketing list. I read part of a book. We had dinner. We listened to very loud fireworks outside and watched the illegal low altitude airburst fireworks being shot off from the street behind us. The … Read more

I had a couple of really good meetings. One is a coaching client and I’m pleased how easy I made things for her. My confidence and perspective let her see things she otherwise would not have seen. Well worth the price of admission. Another call was brainstorming about a couple of business opportunities she and … Read more

I did my preparation for coaching meetings last night so I had ample time to take a walk this morning before my 8am call. I continue to get very good feedback from the help I’m able to provide talking to people, sharing my perspective on their work and communication strategy, and providing a confidently led … Read more

No calls scheduled for today. I took a nice walk and then worked and answered client questions. I’m getting ahead of work which is feeling good. Things are getting done. I’m reaching out to people on LinkedIn both to stay in touch and to make new connections. I’ve even been inspired to write farther ahead … Read more

I ventured out and had 2 in person meetings today. This isn’t something I plan to do regularly. In one case it is a local client I had never met in person and wanted to say hi. We met at a Starbucks which didn’t have outdoor seating. I was fine standing but she suggested another … Read more

This was a better Monday than last week. There was still a little bit of a slow start but a lot got done. Chris helped me solve a tricky business problem (she is a great partner). And I got everything in place to start reaching out to people more. The service I’m using to send … Read more

I took an extra long walk (4.5 miles vs 3.5 miles) and it felt good. Saw some big new houses among the wealthy area to the west. We got ready for the twins to visit. I made cobb salad and my mother had fresh peach cobbler and chocolate chip cookies. The twins are doing well, … Read more

Even though it’s hot during the day, the mornings have not been that hot which is nice. Maybe I’m used to it but I’m sure that 8am or 9am has felt more uncomfortable here. Though today wasn’t as hot as a few days ago. I went through my delayed “company meeting” today and planned out … Read more

Took a nice walk in the morning, then had 3 hours of me giving Marketing coaching to 3 different clients, a few emails, and then I removed about 100 LinkedIn connections from my list. On the latter point, I was realizing I had made some mistakes in who I had recently connected with on LinkedIn … Read more