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Permission Slip to Fail and The Voice of Empathy

Friends, I think you might be able to relate to this story. I get quickly bummed out when I make mistakes. Living out loud for the world to see amplifies […]

To Find Each Other and Draw Closer

I taped this picture on the dash of my car over my speedometer to remind me of what I want. It’s taken from the crux scene in A Secret Life […]

Grown Bigger In the Bigness Of the Whole

I sent this picture to a friend. His response, “Call 911!” Without a context, it is anyone’s best guess what this collection of misfits are plotting. I’ll let you in […]

Dreaming Big Can Feel Impractical

For some, dreaming big can feel impractical, illogical and “squishy.” You know – like half-baked, not fully cooked or in focus yet. But I’ve learned to like squishy dreams.Here was […]

Annual Review: Taking an Honest Look at This Year

After interviewing Guy Kawasaki this month, I realized that my mantra is “Live on Purpose.” Everything I do here on Work Life Play is fundamentally undergirded by my passion for […]

Leave No Good Thing Left Unsaid

I have an experiment for you. I know the holidays are stressful, over-scheduled, over-spending, over-eating and lots of time with friends and family. Here’s my idea-What if we left no […]

People Create the DNA of Their Organization

Organizations stay stuck, repeating yesterday’s mistakes when the people leading the team remain stuck personally. People’s personalities, beliefs, and styles of relating become the genetic instruction-the DNA of the organizations […]

Become Apart of The Solution

I remember taking over a sales organization, and on my first conference call one individual openly said, “We can just lie to the customer.” You’ve heard it too. “It is […]

Changing Your Mind

What you believe today, you probably won’t in five years. You might change your mind. You might decide you lean more to the middle than the left or the right. […]

The Importance of Your How

I’m watching the sun’s last shadow tuck behind the front range mountains, and remembering the importance of how we do what we do. My daughter and I just left our […]