Someone was complaining somewhere recently about starting a sentence with “So ….” I do this often, and two things come to mind. One, “Complainers, get a life!” This comment came from the “2 Cents Worth” column in the Des Moines Register. People have been putting their 2 cents worth of...
“Give me one good reason why I should never make a change.” This is from that song I wrote about a couple of weeks ago – and also my motto of the moment. And “disruption” is my word of the moment. This kind of scares me, because it feels like...
By taking the time to stop and appreciate who you are and what you've achieved - and perhaps learned through a few mistakes, stumbles and losses - you actually can enhance everything about you. Self-acknowledgment and appreciation are what give you the insights and awareness to move forward toward higher...
This week my focus is on the little things. When we compare organizations … about 90-95% of the makeup of the organizations are the same – the DNA is similar. Restaurants serve food, hospitals provide care, car dealers sell automobiles, stores sell stuff. The difference between a really awesome and...
No type has everything. The introverts and thinkers, though likely to arrive at the most profound decisions, may have the most difficulty in getting their conclusions accepted. The opposite types are best at communicating, but not as adept at determining the truths to be communicated. ~ Isabel Briggs Myers We...
I have this new favorite song that won’t leave my head. It’s “Budapest” by George Ezra. So I’m singing along, get to the chorus, and sing really loudly … “ah dee-bee doe” … thinking it was a scat phrase. Weeks pass and I’m listening to this song non-stop, singing “ah...
In fourth grade I wore a bald-headed wig to school and told the teacher my hair burned off the day before in a horrendous accident. It was April Fool’s day. After that it went downhill for me. My friend Jane pulled an AFD gig on me last year and told...
The good physician treats the disease; the great physician treats the patient who has the disease. ~ William Osler March 30th was our opportunity to recognize all of our medical providers from physicians to advanced practitioners and there were many signs of appreciation across our system for our amazing Medical...
I get asked, “Did you have a great weekend?” on Mondays a lot. “No, not especially,” is my honest and truthful answer. I’m not sure what I am missing here but it seems like people are having the times of their lives from 6PM on Friday to 6AM on Monday....
I’m back into running. I didn’t exactly remember (but now do) that running hurts. Not when running necessarily, but afterwards. I also didn’t think that at 50 years old, running may tend to tax the body – just a little. Yesterday I was in Chicago and they had free HBO...
