Category: Family Leadership

It’s been a while since I’ve blogged…  In fact, I’ve taken a 90-day break since my last post.  It’s almost like I was practicing “The Pause Principle”…but not quite…

So, where have I been?  What have I been doing?

Let me take you on a journey…  In 2013, I started blogging during the Government Shutdown when I had a lot of time on my hands.  In the beginning, I posted twice per week.  Eventually, I found that I was spending more time on the computer than I was with my family, so I made some adjustments and went to weekly postings.  In September 2014, I started summarizing my monthly posts in a newsletter to subscribers (if you’re interested, check out the sidebar on the right side of my home page).

In March of this year, I started a new role at work.  As supervisor for the HR Directors across NASA’s 10 field centers that span across the country, more remote work is required…and we’re in the start-up phase of consolidating HR operations across NASA.  It’s taken me some time to hit my stride, leaving less time to blog recently…plus, this was a particularly significant Spring for our family with Katy’s graduation from High School and Tanner’s graduation from Elementary.

Click here to learn more about my last 90 days.

Over the holiday break, I read Mike Smith and Jon Gordon’s You Win in the Locker Room First:  The 7 C’s to Build a Winning Team in Business, Sports, and Life. 

In the book, Jon Gordon notes that he has shared with many people the simple discipline of developing just One Word as a way to focus your energy for the upcoming year, noting that 90% of New Year’s Resolutions are usually dropped by March.  Gordon explains that many companies have taken the idea a step further, asking each team member to choose a word for the year and commit to living that word.

How about you?  What is Your One Word for 2018?

As Gordon explains, “When you discover your One Word for the year, it gives you more clarity, passion and purpose for life.  The One Word exercise brings simplicity and focus. It cuts through the distractions and keeps us focused on what really matters.”

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