Wednesday Morning Mind Dump…

  • Holiday weeks are great and terrible at the same time.
  • You still have to get the same amount of stuff done and with one less day.
  • One thing I love about a holiday week is getting to smoke some meat.
  • I did brisket on Monday, and it was delicious.
  • This week, our boys start baseball.
  • This is an exciting step for our family.
  • We are stepping into the realm of youth sports for the first time.
  • Should be fun.
  • We put it off until now because we wanted to be able to control our schedule as a family.
  • A lot of parents have asked me if I feel like they missed something and maybe they did, but I also know what we gained as a family through that choice.
  • Next week, I’m giving a talk to a group of high school and college athletes at the U of A on leadership and influence.
  • I’d appreciate your prayers for that.
  • I can’t wait to do that and interact with them on such a crucial topic.
  • There’s so much at stake in their lives (and ours) if we get that wrong.
  • I’m in the middle of the book Captivate: The Science of Succeeding with People and it might be one of the best books I’ve read all year.
  • I don’t know about you, but the fact that football is on makes my heart happy.
  • This is the first year in a while that I’m not doing fantasy football.
  • Made a choice this year to take a break and gain back some time.
  • I’m sad but also happy about that.
  • No, I’m not against it.
  • Just felt like my life and kids are in a stage where doing that would get in the way.
  • This week in our staff meeting at Revolution, we’re discussing this podcast Les McKeown on Visionaries, Operators and Processors and How Each Is Necessary In Thriving Organizations. 
  • I can’t wait for the discussion we’re going to have today on it.
  • I love the aspect of our staff meetings where we are learning and growing together.
  • If you know anything about Les’s book The Synergist, which this podcast is about, you now know which one of those I am!
  • Well, time to get back it.
  • Even though summer is over, I’m going to share tomorrow ideas on how to maximize your summer vacation next year.
  • Yes, you need to start planning it now.