To read, and to love reading again, is to ‘master our circumstances.’ It is 11:11am Thursday morning, a time when most of the workplace weary are dutifully at work. I, in contrast, and in the blessed good fortune of the self-employed, have just finished reading a 462-page of masterfully crafted fiction, having purposely setting aside […]
Bone Structure and Muscle Mass
I am rereading Natalie Goldberg’s Writing Down the Bones for maybe the 7th or 9th time; I lose count. It’s always good, whether you read it from start to finish as written, or just dip in for a chapter a day, skimming those titles to see what calls to you. One morning this past week, […]
Managers are Readers
Here is a promise, from me to you. As 2015 arrives, I will not nag you about making resolutions. I will follow-up however, and keep talking about piloting projects. Have you chosen one yet? In case you missed it: Piloting Projects: Job One is You. If not, here is an idea for a personal project […]
New on Ho‘ohana Aloha: Daily Affirmations for Alaka‘i Managers
I have started a new series of daily affirmations on managing better, and I wanted to point them out to those of you who do not subscribe to my tumblr, Ho‘ohana Aloha, or presently follow Managing with Aloha’s LinkedIn Group. Affirmations and Speaking with Aloha To affirm something, is to articulate it clearly in your […]