17 August 2025 Hey friends I am stretched super thin at the moment. I have too many hobbies. Too many pseudo-hobbies (half-work-half-hobby). Too much real, paying work. And what I find is the age-old truth: What you focus on, grows. What you neglect, withers. Even if I feel like I am still doing the bare minimum, I soon see that I am letting things slip. Giving things up is hard though. Do you feel like you are doing too much? Spread too thin? The Big Idea Are you doing more than ever but...
13 days ago • 3 min read
10 August 2025 Hey friends I am a huge fan of the FIRE movement. Financial Independence, Retire Early. I first found about it perhaps 10 years ago and it shaped the way I think about my life and finances. That and The Four Hour Workweek by Tim Ferriss. I knew I didn't want to work a full-time job forever. I wanted to work part time and give some of my free time to charities that I love. Those working with children and animals. So why am I bringing this up? Well, I have not reached FIRE (yet)...
20 days ago • 3 min read
3 August 2025 Hey friends Lately I’ve been thinking about how being too good at your job can actually backfire. You become the go-to person, the hero in every crisis… and then you realize you’re stuck. Promotions pass you by, not because you’re not capable, but because no one else can do what you do. Being irreplaceable isn’t a badge of honor; it’s a trap. The real power move is training someone to take over. It sounds risky, but it’s the exact shift that frees you up to grow, lead, and...
27 days ago • 2 min read
27 July 2025 Hey friends I've been doing a ton of voice typing lately. Where I speak instead of type with the keyboard. Why? Because its so much quicker. Like crazy fast. And you don't need any special software. You can voice type in almost any of the normal productivity apps on your laptop or phone. Including in your email. Then just clean up the results and fix grammar. Life changing. Bonus: If you are voice dictating longer reports/emails where manual editing would be time consuming, get...
about 1 month ago • 2 min read
Hey friends Welcome to the new format for the weekly newsletter. I want to make it more focused on you getting one or two actionable insights per week. I want you to learn everything you need to know in the newsletter and then read the longer article if you want to go deeper. I hope you enjoy it. Oh, before I forget, I am writing the most comprehensive guide I can create on the topic of how to get into project management as a new project manager or if you are transitioning from another...
about 1 month ago • 1 min read
Welcome to our weekly newsletter! 13 July 2025 Hey friend, From next week I will be switching up the format of this newsletter a bit. I think it's time for a change. I want to make it more focused on you getting one or two actionable insights per week. I want you to learn everything you need to know in the newsletter and then read the longer article if you want to go deeper. I hope you enjoy it. Some Thoughts Trouble is opportunity. When things go wrong in your project as they inevitably...
about 2 months ago • 1 min read
Welcome to our weekly newsletter! 6 July 2025 Hey friend, How do you feel about creating social media content? Instagram, LinkedIn, TikTok etc? I ask because so many of the project managers I coach absolutely hate the idea of creating media. The unfortunate truth is that creating media creates brand. And brand is important in traditional as well as new job markets. Some Thoughts I listened to some research around presidential candidates around the world. The research shows overwhelmingly that...
about 2 months ago • 2 min read
Welcome to our weekly newsletter! 29 June 2025 Hey friend, So I was walking in the rain (I'm like a duck it seems) and I was thinking about how to learn better. Specifically with audio. The only real form of audio learning is podcasts and ebooks. On-demand learning is now easier than ever with ChatGPT and its friends. But mostly in the written word. YouTube is there for video but nothing great exists for audio. Got any suggestions? Some Thoughts The most important project management skill is...
2 months ago • 1 min read
Welcome to our weekly newsletter! 22 June 2025 Hey friend, I've been doing the sprint/rest work style for a few years now and I honestly cannot imagine going back to what I was doing before. Hours of slow painful grind. With little progress and constant feelings of dread. Some Thoughts Bulgarian weightlifting coach Ivan Abadjiev used to say "don't be too self-confident". I am trying to take a moment to pause before being too self confident. Too sure that I am correct in my thinking. Even on...
2 months ago • 1 min read