Rainy Start

Of course it doesn’t go as planned. It’s part of the mess we live through. They key is to live…

Uncertainty

What do you make of it? Is it worth the effort? Why should we bother? What’s our regret when we…

Like T shirts, vehicles tell a story about us. Where we’ve been, where we hope to go, what matters and…

Life is full of boundaries. Some are imposed. Some are stories we tell ourselves. Some are limiting. Others allow us…

What does our trail look like? What markers have we left behind? Turns out, now more than ever, we get…

We’re all normal. And, we’re all peculiar…weird even. It all depends on our perspective. And those we serve.

We do things to be seen a certain way. But, how are we really seen? Probably not an exact match.…

People like to feel they’re part of something. We like to feel included. And, we like to be seen. Even…

Why does it taste better? Why does craftsmanship matter? Handmade vs. machine? Why do we bother?

Who is the warning for? Often it’s more for the giver than the receiver. It turns out cigarettes are bad…

Average is easier to sort, pick out and commodify. Industrialization was built on and for normal. It works better that…

Ending up somewhere interesting almost always goes through weird. Take a detour…it might very well be worth the time.

Glue holds things together. It changes the thing, makes it one. Without it, we accentuate individuality. With it, we are…

Collaboration and group review can help reach consensus and find a way forward. But, our bias to agree might also…

What are rules for? Worth a thought before we make them.

The setting is at the end of the Navy Pier. A reflective moment. Thoughts are of pride and responsibility. Sometimes…

Sometimes life moves pretty fast. It might be worth slowing down or stopping to look a bit more closely. What…

We measure almost everything. And, for the most part, this works. It allows us to claim improvement, success and failure.…

We celebrate the winners of finite games. We give them our attention, our cheers and sometimes our trust. The nice…

It’s not hard to pile on. Leading the way however, takes some hubris.