Years ago we formed a family foundation. Its fortunes have gone up and down, reflecting the wild gyrations that come from being funded by commercial real estate in Silicon Valley; sometimes it is doing great, and sometimes we neglect it completely. About a year ago we decided it was time
I’d love your input. If I were to lead another Junkyard Wisdom Belize trip, would you be interested? And if so, what would you like to achieve on the trip? I’m asking because we’ve done the trip for the last two years and thinking about doing it again in 2019.
Remember the scene in The Blues Brothers when John Belushi and Dan Aykroyd drove the decommissioned police car through Chicago in a classic chase scene? The other day I had a flashback of an experience like that, but without the police chasing me. I was in high school and my
Last year I was invited to write an article for Outreach Magazine about how to motivate your team. I’ve reworked the article to make it a little edgier and shorter for my Junkyard Wisdom audience. Oh, and the photo of our new puppy Holly above? No connection at all to
I’ve posted this John Chrysostom quote before but it’s so insightful it seemed best to do so again. Hope you find it as interesting as I did the first time I read it some 30+ years ago!
Want to win a prize??? First, post something online with a picture of my book Salvaged and a link to the Amazon page (or any online retailer). The post can say something about your favorite chapter. For instance, “Loved the chapter “Bring Donuts if You’re Late” because I’m continually late!”
At long last, my second book is available! Salvaged was released on Tuesday. People have asked how I spent that day celebrating. Truth is I spent it much like I’ve spent the last several days – in the backyard muttering, “Go potty, Holly, go potty.” Our adorable new puppy keeps
Make a small bet. It’s an organizational maxim meaning to test an idea or run an experiment on a small scale before investing significant time or money. It’s a great practice that has saved me from big mistakes. One of the chapters I didn’t write for Salvaged was Make a