04 Dec, 2025

Direct Feedback

Viewing what you’re doing I’ve mentioned previously that my kids compete in various track events – pole vaulting, speed walking, etc. – and I regularly take short videos of them to provide feedback and show them their form. But this time it was my turn – I was competing and asked one to video me. […]

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Perfectly Imperfect

Pretty Darned Good It started with another one of those “How good is 99%” sort of columns, you know – the kind that conjure up images of planes crashing and people dying from getting the wrong prescriptions in scary sorts of numbers. And while they may pull out statistics to make their point, we know […]

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Drafty Thoughts

Doing the heavy work out in front Have you ever watch a cycling event? Those guys race for hours across the countryside, but the real work happens in the front. Perhaps that’s a bit harsh. Everyone is working the whole time, but every competitor recognizes that it’s easier to follow than it is to lead. […]

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Half of 8

What do you see? I enjoyed this at a seminar a number of years back, and either it’s stale and that sort of speaker doesn’t use it anymore, or people have forgotten…-) So quickly now – write your answer to this down – what is half of 8?

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Only Doing What You Love

Why Not? A conversation with business professionals the other day reminded me about spending time on the activities you really love. One woman commented that she didn’t enjoy one of the specific activities her job entailed, and that wouldn’t it be nice if you could get into a position where you loved everything that you […]

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