The photo is me on New Year’s Eve 2001. I’m smiling. Why wouldn’t I be? I’m living the dream. On board our sailboat Dragonsinger living in Port Vell in Barcelona. What you can’t see behind the smile, but which I see in my eyes, is that I’m loaded.
I believe that when we stretch ourselves in one part of our lives, that stretch shows up in other parts of our lives. That is why I encourage leaders to do things that expand and hone their edges, whether it is in work, life, or play.
I am celebrating the one-year anniversary of the launch of Wind In Your Sails: Vital Strategies That Accelerate Your Entrepreneurial Growth. Written by entrepreneurs for entrepreneurs, Wind In Your Sails shares the thinking and hard-won expertise of both my career and ten other entrepreneurs.
During the launch of Wind In Your Sails and during the last year I have been fortunate to be able to write for many other blogs and platforms. I want to acknowledge all of the people who were kind enough to allow me to write for their blog.
Today is my 55th Christmas. Like all the Christmases before, what matters most to me this Christmas Day is connecting with my family. My Mom and Dad gave the stocking above to me at an early age. Personalized with my name, you can see the love and care that went into its creation. From the pink bow on the reindeer to the smoke coming out of the steam train, this stocking connects me to all of my Christmases.
In 2011, I committed to writing about Collaboration, Communication, and Business. That was during the first week of January and since then I have written two blog postings a week. My hope is that you have found the writing useful to your own career, organization, and business.