Category Archives: leadership

Week In Review – 17 Jun 2018

Posted on June 17, 2018 by

Week Eight of my Erie Marathon training.  Total miles ran this week: 41.  My weight is 149 pounds and resting heart rate 61 beats per minute. Stephen Covey, author of the the Seven Habits of Highly Effective People, advocated an inside-out approach … Continue reading →

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Day 6 Week 8 – Peaceful Saturday? Not

Posted on June 16, 2018 by

16 miles easy pace (168 minutes), sunny & 72 degree After a long run like today’s, I am spent.  For the balance of the day, I would be content not start anything that requires me to lift a finger.  Just … Continue reading →

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Day 3 Week 8 – Compassion Lost?

Posted on June 13, 2018 by

7 miles easy pace, sunny & 70 degree In a market economy, winners take all in beating their competitions. To survive, a business needs to cover many bases, but foremost is to win. Because without winning, a business won’t last … Continue reading →

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Day 3 Week 5 – Be Still

Posted on May 23, 2018 by

4 miles easy pace, partly cloudy & 74 degree “Be Still,”  simple words that have been estranged from my vocab lately. Being busy, marathon training . . . my monkey-mind spills out excuses. The untamed animal has exploited the timing … Continue reading →

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Day 1 Week 5 – “Down Week”

Posted on May 21, 2018 by

  No running today.  I am nursing two blisters, one on each foot, from the long run this past Saturday.  I move today’s 3 miler to tomorrow to buy me time so the blisters have a chance to heal. Serendipitously, … Continue reading →

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Day 3 Week 2 – Real News

Posted on May 2, 2018 by

4 miles, easy pace with a steady run for mile 3 (my splits: 9:04, 9:02, 8:33, 8:50) , sunny & 65 degree. While I am well into the second week of my marathon training, lots of events are happening around … Continue reading →

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Day 5 Week 1 – The Housing Conundrum?

Posted on April 27, 2018 by

Rest day – no running. When I was visiting Hawaii a couple of months ago, it was clearly pointed out to me that Hawaii has a shortage of houses to meet the demand.  Apparently, Hawaii is not alone. Why don’t … Continue reading →

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Day 1 Week 1 – A New Beginning

Posted on April 23, 2018 by

  4 miles with fartlek surges. Sunny, 66 degree. Without fanfare, today marks the kick-off for my marathon training.  I am training for the Erie Marathon in September.  That’s why my 20 week training started earlier than usual.  Might as … Continue reading →

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Slow Down!

Posted on April 19, 2018 by

  Not too often we hear words like “release, slowdown, or patience,” in our busy work environment.  Certainly not here in Washington, DC.  Unless you chanced to be in a yoga or meditation retreat, those are special circumstances. Or are … Continue reading →

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SNAFU Tuesday

Posted on April 17, 2018 by

SNAFU is an acronym that stands for Situation Normal. All Foul Up (slightly edited version).  It seems to be a good descriptor today for the White House and our government operations.  Below are examples of what I mean: IRS’ online … Continue reading →

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