5 Ways to Procrastinate Productively, 15 Years Later
The original ran here on October 14, 2011. The tactics survived 15 years of coaching high performers, and the refresh adds the layer that matters most: procrastination is data.
The floor my family built
First in my family at a four-year university, and reclaiming the right to want more.
Rebellious Productivity, Defined
The phrase first appeared on my blog in 2015, attached to a library of tactics I called REBEL. Eleven years later, this is the canonical definition.
Your Energetic Bank Account: Deposits, Withdrawals, and the Audit
In 2019, in the middle of a demanding season, I spent an afternoon on what I call a brain-body
Whose Beliefs Are Running Your Week?
You can update what you believe and leave every downstream behavior exactly where it was. That gap explains a very specific kind of tired.
Work-Life Alignment: The Term I've Used Since 2012
My earliest published use of work-life alignment is dated April 23, 2012. Fourteen years later, this is the definition, the receipts, and the self-audit I run with leaders.
What you teach them about your availability
The people who love you believe what you show them. What have you been showing?
The 3.5-Day Workweek Field Manual
Jamie Dimon says your kids will work 3.5 days a week, someday. I've run that schedule since March 16, 2023. The field manual: the audit, the day types, and the walkaway math.
How to Author the Rules You Live By
Every rule we examined this month was invented by someone for a narrow reason. Here is the repeatable loop for authoring the rules you actually live by.
AI Systems for a Lean Business: Build Once, Run Weekly
Chat sessions save minutes. Systems save weeks. The build order for a lean business: eliminate first, write the standard, add a quality gate.
Your First Year Going Fractional
The first year of independent work brings uncapped income, a lumpy cash flow, and the benefits your employer used to handle. Here is how to plan for it.
The music of my name
I spent decades letting people say it wrong. What changed.
