Musings at Altitude

At the speed of….??? When do you know if you’re moving too fast? Your body will certainly tell you if you’re doing too much. Your friendly neighborhood law enforcement officer will tell you if you’re driving too fast. Your family and friends will hopefully tell you if you’re taking on too many things. Those are […]

As is often the case, I find affirmation and confirmation for things that happened or things I’m thinking when I got to church on Sunday’s…God’s way of using His messengers to expand my thinking and encourage me to dig deeper in His Word and in my pondering. Today, our Pastor talked about faith and let […]

I spent last week on the road…something I seem to do most weeks…meeting new people…getting to know them personally…understanding what they do in business and in life…seeking that moment of enlightenment that clearly shows there’s reason to tie ourselves more closely together for either professional or personal reasons…building a foundation for trust. Trust. That’s what […]

I’m starting to think of everything in 5 minute increments…because there’s so much now that has to be processed forcing me to gather information, assess what’s been gathered, decide on a course of action, and communicate that course in an effective way.  If it takes longer than 5 minutes, it’s probably going to take significantly longer, […]

1/26th of the year is now done. Anyone revising your forecast yet? Anything happen that was totally unexpected? Most of the time, the awesome things happen after lots of work and well into the year. It’s the adversity that comes early, forcing each of us to adapt quickly or face a year of great distress. Adversity […]

If you knew from the very beginning in any interaction that everything you said or did would have some impact on the one you were interacting with, what would you do differently? Because it does. So what would you do differently knowing that? I’d stop and think before speaking. I’d plan what I was saying […]

Six years ago, our family went to a concert of a very popular Christian band.  On the way home, my young daughter asked, “Where did their name come from”?  I said, “I don’t know, but why don’t we email them and ask.” That night, I went out on the web and found the email address […]

How often do you reinvent yourself? I’ve been reading recently about others that reinvent themselves, some seemingly every year, some every decade or two, and some never. If reinvention means learning from the past, envisioning being somewhat or lots better in the future, and then doing it, then I think I reinvent myself quite often. […]

That’s what it feels like. Start of a new year. Refreshed from a long vacation. Pondering and in a sense celebrating a year of growth. A year of smiles. And the new year begins. A new start. New resolutions. New challenges. New relationships. New opportunities. Hello 2011! I’m ready for anything you throw at me. […]