I put myself in a very different position this weekend. At the back of the pack. In a half marathon. Typically, I’m at the other end of the pack. The [...]

It’s Friday…. F – Finish. Friday is the perfect day to finish something. Or finish strong. I never miss a Friday workout, no matter what. It’s a great way to [...]

In my morning journal session today I wrote, "You can't put it all together, if you don't have it all together." Now I fully understand that no one has it [...]

Balance. I think about it a lot. The Boston Marathon was yesterday, and the winners are in the top 0.001% of all runners in the world. That requires an un-balance. [...]

As a Marketer, I’m hyper aware of packaging. With consumer-packaged goods, I always pay particular attention to how easy the package is to open or close/reseal. Granted, my patience level [...]

I completed the Murph Challenge this weekend with a few friends (1 mile run, 100 pull-ups, 200 push-ups, 300 squats, 1 mile run - with a 20lb vest). We've been [...]

What I learned this week (or was reminded of). 1. As leaders, our words carry a lot of weight. They will be reviewed, scrutinized, and interpreted deeply and repeatedly. Just [...]

Lessons learned this week: 1.      Work/life balance can be enormously challenging for people who are dealing with stressful, time-consuming life challenges outside of work. Often, for them, there is no break. [...]

One of my favorite Walt Whitman quotes: “Only the kernel of every object nourishes; Where is he who tears off the husks for you and me?” Well, as many people [...]

Listening to the Rich Roll podcast during the drive into work this morning - and his guest, Chip Conley, had an interesting quote - "If you only play the games [...]

1% Market Share – a good place to be? I find the whole idea of 1% fascinating. It could be a very positive thing … “She’s in the top 1% [...]

What I learned or was reminded of again this week: 1)      If you pay attention to what people repeat over time, you will learn what is important to them. These are [...]

Remember the Saltine Cracker Challenge? The challenge was trying to eat 6 saltines in less than a minute. Well - it's pretty much impossible. The problem is once you get [...]

Really inspired by Rivian CEO R.J. Scaringe, on episode 890 of the Rich Roll podcast – essentially ignoring every single logical argument against starting a car company - and doing [...]

The days of dabbling are over. With technology and AI … competition every where … the access people have to everything … there is no success coming from dabbling. You’ll [...]

The 80-20-0 Rule Listening to Arthur Brooks this morning on Simon Sinek’s podcast, and he shared his take on the 80/20 rule – which I thought was worth sharing. He [...]

Lessons from Lionel Richie I don’t know much about Lionel Richie, and wasn’t expecting much from his appearance on the Joe Rogan Experience, but he was dropping some wisdom nuggets [...]

Hope – as a Strategy. Doing some reading last night and came across this Mark Manson definition of HOPE … the belief in a better future that is supported by [...]

Patience. Have some patience. Be patient…. Like me, you’ve probably heard those words over and over again throughout your life. Once I stopped associating these words with time, with slowing [...]

I’ve been thinking a lot about conversations lately. The great ones. The necessary ones. The timely ones. The ones about strategy, people, execution, cashflow, etc. The ones that charge you [...]

Everything is Relevant After hearing and reading so many smart, insightful thoughts this week, then thinking about how they relate to my role as CMO at Ultralife – I was [...]

Lessons from the Alex Honnold Taipei Skyscraper Climb 1.      Alex is wired differently than most of us – the part of the brain that registers fear shows no activity in Alex. [...]

Triggers I just saw the article about United Airlines rolling out a new policy regarding passengers who fail to use headphones. That is a trigger for me. A negative one. [...]

Shrink Your Ego This phrase/concept caught my attention this morning, listening to a podcast with Michael Pollan – as he discussed his new book, “A World Appears: A Journey Into [...]