Late afternoon call with a potential client. I return from picking up my daughter and a friend. They’re hungry, but I don’t have time to stop to get them a snack, so I direct them to ask my oldest daughter to help them. Except that my oldest daughter has...
I love the new Facebook memories feature because in my early days of Facebook use, I did a good job of capturing my life. Who am I kidding? I still update Facebook pretty faithfully. Today, Facebook alerted me to the fact that 6 years ago today is the day my...
The year my husband and I started dating, we spent Easter at his parents’ home. After church, we joined extended family for lunch. When we returned to his parents’ home, he initiated a powerful moment. He carried a basin of warm water to a quiet corner and...
I’ve been working from my home since early 2009, when a desk and family-shared laptop in the corner of our living room comprised my office. I later graduated to my very own net-book computer, at which point I felt like I’d arrived. The fact that my work...
Before the new year began, I set two main priorities for my company in 2015: creating capacity and refining processes. I saw these as distinct and linear. To maintain focus on these priorities, I’ve been asking my team to consider two questions. How can we...
