by John Macdonald | Mar 10, 2021 | Mindset, Personal Investment
A Year Unlike Any Other (Or Was It?) One year ago, we received the agonizing phone call from our daughter, Maddie, that we wouldn’t be traveling to the University of Michigan that weekend. Gymnastics season was officially over. The last three meets of her senior...
by John Macdonald | Jan 21, 2021 | Mindset
Passion in Your Work is a Choice, Not a Calling “Passion is too important to be without, but too fickle to be guided by. Which is why I’m more inclined to say, ‘Don’t follow your passion, but always bring it with you.’”- Mike Rowe, Dirty Jobs Mike’s right. ...
by John Macdonald | Nov 18, 2020 | Business, Mindset
And More Importantly Taught Me About Myself That’s right. At 50 years old, by learning more about marketing, I learned quite a bit about myself, and in some ways, I’m not at all who I thought I was. I’m an engineer and software developer. I’m a...
by John Macdonald | Jun 22, 2020 | Action, Activity, Mindset
The Science of Saying Yes and the Art of Saying No You and I have a yes/no problem. Specifically, we’re not saying one of them enough, or to the right thing, or at the right time. This group over here says we’re supposed to say “Yes” more....
by John Macdonald | Jun 10, 2020 | Mindset, Personal Investment
Dear Younger Me, You weren’t a good listener. Oh sure, on the surface you were. You developed skills as an active listener and you learned the finer points of conversation etiquette. But all in the context of getting what you want, making your viewpoint known,...
by John Macdonald | Jun 8, 2020 | Action, Activity, Business, Mindset
Dear younger me, Stop being a starter and start being a finisher. Although starting is an important step, it will con you into never making an impact. Once you become a finisher, then you can become someone who finishes well. And that’s how you will ultimately...
