Most of us have subjects we are passionate about.  When that passion develops relatively early in life and continues to be a passion as we develop our professional careers, that is what I call a Persistent Passion. I am fortunate to have at least two persistent passions in my life.  This is a chronicle of…

I love “Aha!” moments. You know what I’m talking about; those sudden strokes of “genius” that fill us with excitement and make us giddy to share our moment of glory with others. I also love moments where introspection and self-awareness meet personal evolution. Where we have discovered something so satisfying and revelatory it changes the…

As a small business owner, one of the biggest challenges is figuring out pricing.  You want to be fair to the customer, competitive with the industry, and yet of course profitable to make it worth your while. This was a balance I struggled with and in some ways, never truly mastered. Where pricing was concerned,…

It is so exhilarating when we are making rapid progress towards our goals.  For some of us, that might mean steady weight loss as part of a diet and exercise program.  Or, it might be seeing our daily word count accumulate as we develop our writing skills. When we are making progress, it is easy…

We are all consumers.  We are consumers of material things, of course, but we are also consumers of ideas.  Whenever we watch a movie, read a book, or play a game, we are consuming content. Some of us take the time to actually create something new. New products, new ideas and solutions to challenges, new…