Musings at Altitude

As I watch my little granddaughter, I can’t help but compare a baby in its phases of growth to a startup business.  Bear with me as I make these comparisons: (1) both babies and startups begin with some form of plan that then leads to early concept formulation, incubation, and then birth; during this phase, […]

After writing that last post 36 hours ago, I’ve been trying many, many different approaches to meet the very high standard of loving more than just the lovable.  I wanted to share a few of the techniques I’m now using to get closer to this goal: (1) Deep Breaths – I’ve been taking a lot […]

I’ve been struggling lately with one particular passage in the Bible – Luke 6:31-34: “Here is a simple rule of thumb for behavior:  ask yourself what you want people to do for you; then grab the initiative and do it for them!  If you only love the lovable, do you expect a pat on the […]

I’ve been trying to ignore my 401(k) and follow through with my commitment to have confidence in the companies I have stock in and the overall future economic strength of the United States.  As I looked at the carnage of my retirement accounts this morning, my first thought was “oh my gosh”, and my second […]

When I travel a lot and get totally consumed by the business challenges, I often times need to be reminded about my priorities.  Today, my 14 year old reminded me of those priorities when she asked me to take her to a local food bank so she could drop off food that we had bought […]

After starting the season 0-3, the Colorado Avalanche finally won one tonight – that means excitement and peace in the family – for now at least!  Slow starts in hockey aren’t unusual, but the consequences of slow starts are brutal – especially on the coaches.  The Chicago Blackhawks already canned their coach after a poor […]

“If change is happening on the outside faster than on the inside the end is in sight” – Jack Welch I come back to my hotel room at night while on the road and I reluctantly check the stock market.  I stand amazed at the swings the market is making today, and I’ve come to […]

I’ve heard so many times, “better lucky than good”, and I sincerely believe that many people live by that philosophy.  I certainly can rememember times where I was either incredibly lucky or undeservedly blessed (I believe the latter), but I can remember even more the many times where the luck did not come and the […]

After finding peace this morning and getting my reservoirs filled once again, I’m now spending a few minutes catching up on news and some emails as I continue to seek inspiration from family and friends and get reinvigorated through my faith.  Church today was awesome…it always is…and I always walk away from the Sunday morning […]

I’m sitting in my home office this morning with my pumpkin spice candles burning, the blinds wide open, and the sun peaking in and out of the early morning clouds that will soon burn off.  The outside temperature is a very brisk 39 degrees.  We changed the filters and turned the heater on for the […]