Monday, January 31, 2011

787

Stop seeing homework
As a battle to be fought
It’s a chance to bond

Sunday, January 30, 2011

786

Sick but keep going
Too much to do to slow down
Tired but never sleep

Saturday, January 29, 2011

785

Just because saying
Yes is easier than no
Does not mean you should

Friday, January 28, 2011

784

They battle for you
For your attention and praise
While you’re not looking

Thursday, January 27, 2011

783

I want to succeed
But I don’t want the hard work
Is there a short cut?

Wednesday, January 26, 2011

782

He acts like he’s two
Perhaps it is time to stop
Treating him that way

Tuesday, January 25, 2011

781

How can four guys play
Eighteen holes of golf and not
Say anything real?

Monday, January 24, 2011

780

Is it a bad sign?
Only feel in control when
Forget things to do

Sunday, January 23, 2011

779

On the road often
Means out of touch with the things
That keep you grounded

Saturday, January 22, 2011

778

Most important thing
Give clear direction even
When you are not sure

Friday, January 21, 2011

777

Woke up too early
And could not go back to sleep
Thinking about work

Thursday, January 20, 2011

776

When they don’t get it
Is it because they don’t hear
Or you are not clear?

Wednesday, January 19, 2011

775

How do you connect
The scattered pieces of yourself
So you appear whole?

Tuesday, January 18, 2011

774

No need to risk it
Keep your online personas
They’re there to serve you

Monday, January 17, 2011

773

An idea that haunts
It wholly possesses me
And won’t let me sleep

Sunday, January 16, 2011

772

Flying on airplanes
Gives me time for thinking but
Always makes me sick

Saturday, January 15, 2011

771

When did it change? Not
Saying what I want to say
What they want to hear

Friday, January 14, 2011

769

He’s starting third grade
He’ll look for places to fit in
And cliques to avoid

Thursday, January 13, 2011

768

Can’t keep up with it
It’s a flood that keeps rising
I just tread water

Wednesday, January 12, 2011

767

There are times when small
Screens are better than large ones
Writing a novel

Tuesday, January 11, 2011

766

Creativity
Can’t be forced. But forcing can
Inspire others

Monday, January 10, 2011

765

Piles of confusion
Towering and teetering
And about to fall

Sunday, January 9, 2011

764

We think diff’rent things
Even using the same word
What’s “America”?

Saturday, January 8, 2011

763

We go to parties
To occupy our time and
Keep us from ourselves

Friday, January 7, 2011

762

Nothing is sweeter
Social Media Sweetspot
It’s live in L.A.

Thursday, January 6, 2011

761

Clear in the abstract
And obscure in the real world
Leader’s dilemma

Wednesday, January 5, 2011

760

Each new day tempts us
Into thinking we can grow
Time changes nothing

Tuesday, January 4, 2011

759

Make deals with yourself
Do what you like after you
Have done what you must

Monday, January 3, 2011

758

Boomers made work life
Millennials make life work
Xers seek balance

Sunday, January 2, 2011

757

Boss has the day off
Answers email all morning
Takes phone calls at night

Saturday, January 1, 2011

756

The person I am
Does not live inside my brain
My brain creates him