We were having our weekly family Zoom call today and my wife shared this saying that she saw online: “Yesterday is heavy… put it down!” What a simple and powerful phrase. It ties in well to one of my prior articles “Lessons to remember in a year to forget” and a webinar “.” One of the lessons is that you can’t always help what happens to you, or how it makes you feel, but you can control how long you allow yourself to feel that way. We all carry around our “Victim Card”, and it’s up to us to choose when and where to take them out.
I counted down 12 Tips for the Last 12 Days of 2020
Saying that 2020 is a year that most of us would like to forget is a statement of the obvious. It’s always easier to look at the negative that’s in front of us, but there have been some bright spots. I’ll agree that finding those bright spots is sometimes hard when the dark cloud looms large. There are always things to be grateful for, if you’ll focus your attention on them. I’m grateful to speak with my 90-year old Dad every morning. Hearing his voice and knowing he’s safe and healthy is a good start to our day. 
After every major event we hear about “the new normal,” but what does that really mean? What is normal? Normal is what feels comfortable. Normal is what feels effortless. Is that really normal? Life isn’t always comfortable or effortless, regardless of what’s going on around us. If there’s anything we can count on, it’s that life will throw us curveballs, usually at the most inopportune time. So why don’t we talk about the new normal when the economy is humming along? Things getting significantly better is a new normal, just as it is when things getting worse. 
Does it feel like every day is the same, or is it just me? Sometimes I forget what day of the week it is, or the date, and no, I don’t think it’s just my age, or suffering from what we like to call “CRS” – Can’t Remember S… (you decide what comes next). I’m just not used to being home this much, and there was more of a variety in my schedule on the road. To be fair, when I was traveling a lot I often didn’t know what day of the week it was, either (CRS?). But this feels different. 
Running a business is like running a marathon
There’s a lot of discussion these days around leadership, and No, this is not a political post. Families need leadership.