I heard a productivity guru I listen to mention that he rereads this book from time to time. Intrigued at what he found so inspiring, I bought it to bring with me camping, thinking I might give it to my older brother if it fit. The full title is "The Obstacle Is The Way: The Ancient ARt of Turning Adversity to Advantage" and the ancient art ( Read more... )

On Wednesdays I smash the patriarchy. It's kind of a long-term goal and I chip away at it bit by bit. But as I focus on stretch goals, on long-term ways to better myself, I've got a bunch like this stewing around in my head. These are actual goals, not dreams: I know the difference. Hence my work with Strategic Coach (see that last entry about ( Read more... )

Yesterday I went out for a beer in downtown Toronto. It is a strange thing to zap myself magically into another country for a day, but for the next three years, maybe more, I am going to be commuting to Toronto once a quarter ( Read more... )

I've been getting executive coaching since November, 2017. I meet with the coach virtually for an hour every two weeks or so (with time off for tax season, etc). It's an oddly helpful thing. I often can't see where or how she helped me, but I can see the problems I brought to the engagement being slowly solved. I like to think that I do this for my ( Read more... )

I came back from an all-too-brief vacation yesterday because - reasons. I'm not ready to be back at work yet. But today I turned my attention to the future. I feel like a horse whose reins are pulling me around in a 180. No, don't look that way, look THIS way ( Read more... )

57 to go includes: 35 ready for me, 9 who still haven't gotten me any materials at all, and 13 who are going to get me the rest of what I need later ( Read more... )

As I start work today I have 70 returns left to finish in April. 35 of them are ready for me to do today as I sit down at my desk on Sunday, Easter morning ( Read more... )

I feel a certain amount of self-loathing when I consider the fact that I have five returns completely ready to do still. I'm so busy with my new business that I can't get to them except in the early mornings and late nights. Week-ends are busy with traveling to Maine or to Kentucky or tending to children or getting chores done around the house; ( Read more... )

I may be over-thinking this, but I need to clean up my spiel when a client asks where they should open an investment account.

Until this year I wasn't affiliated with a custodian. ( Read more... )

Something marvelous happened today.  I had a presentation I had been dreading for, oh, twelve years or so.  I was supposed to pitch my retainer fee for someone and it was thousands of dollars more than I am used to charging.  I was horrified to try to sell this - I hate selling.  Oh, I hate selling so much.  I barely want to charge my clients in ( Read more... )