No Cheat Days

When co-hosting a podcast, you try to find the theme of the episode and create a catchy title.  Recently we had a virtual farewell for a beloved co-worker and friend, and one of the folks in the meeting spoke up near the end to nail the theme…there are no cheat days. Losing a co-worker, boss,…

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The Voices of Mentors Past

Recently I’ve been reading A Game Plan for Life: The Power of Mentoring by John Wooden and Don Yaeger, and I came across an interesting quote from former UCLA player Andy Hill that struck me: You often don’t recognize your mentors at the time they’re deeply involved in your life; and mentoring often occurs even…

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Giving Past Burnout

I recently read a great blog by Tom Hillingsworth called Racing on the Edge of Burnout, and it was one of those reads that made me sit and think for a while.  Then I read it again and thought a bit more.  I began to wonder if the article was about me, whether now or…

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When Practice Doesn’t Make Perfect

I remember the article snippet taped to the mirror above my bed during high school and college.  It was an article written by pro golfer Curtis Strange.  In the article, Strange talked about how pounding golf balls on a driving range wouldn’t help someone improve if the mental aspect of their game wasn’t right.  Though…

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My 2020 Reading List

In 2019, I posted my reading list here and some reasons for the choices.  In early 2020 I began to wonder if I could keep up the same pace or perhaps even accelerate it.  When you tell family and friends to get you Audible gift cards for Christmas, you end up with a lot of…

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Tis the Season of COVID

Not that a post can’t be personal, but this one is more personal than most you will see from me.  The words in part 1 below were written by my wife, and it’s something I think is worth sharing.  And at the very end, I’ll add my own details to the story (part 2). Part…

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The Hidden Gems of a Virtual VMworld

I see an empty conference center where VMworld once sat. If you’ve never attended VMworld in person, it’s a completely overwhelming experience for the first time attendee.  Now that it’s virtual and free to attend, it’s more accessible to us all.  But it can still be overwhelming.  I wanted to take a few minutes to…

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