Money lesson 1: Live within your means. There are two ways to do that.
It’s money week on the blog, with an emphasis on money lessons I’d like to pass along to my kids. Of the various financial advice …Read More
Writing About Time Management, Life, Careers & Family
Will your kids be better off than you?
We’ve been reading a lot of family stories lately. My grandfather’s short memoir is as good an American story as they come. His grandparents, who …Read More
What I learned from recording the audio version of my next book
I spent the past several days recording the audio version of I Know How She Does It. It was a fun experience. It was also …Read More
The upside of running in the morning
I normally run during the afternoon. But this week I’ve been commuting downtown to record my audio book during business hours. So I decided to …Read More
A room of one’s own (or not)
Since my baby arrived about 12 weeks ago, he’s been nomadic. He’s slept in my office, and in the closet in my bedroom, and in …Read More
100 days in with a new(ish) habit
I just started a new journal on Sunday. The previous notebook took me a full 3 years to fill, mostly because there are multi-month gaps. …Read More
Faulty work/life narrative 1: If you have a big job, you will never see your kids
Like any commonly-shared experience, parenting is prone to sentimentality. Sentimentality often leads to non-critical thinking. People spout lines that sound like hard-won truths but, upon …Read More
In it for the long haul
In my post on being creative on demand, I mentioned the goal of getting to a place where most of your work is stuff that …Read More
Update on Q1 goals
I’m interrupting “creative careers” week on the blog to post an update on my Q1 goals. This year I elected to set quarterly goals rather …Read More
My advice for a first-time book author, and not about the writing part
Dear first-time author: Congrats on your book contract! This is a major accomplishment. You’re no doubt nervous about writing a 75,000 word manuscript over the next …Read More