Category Archives: Mike’s Story
Solitude
“Solitude is not a private therapeutic place. Rather, it is the place of conversion, the placw here the old self dies and the new self is born, the place where the emergence of the new man and the new woman occurs.” – From The Way of the Heart by Henri J. M. Nouwen Two kids, [...]
Going Vegetarian for 40 Days
One of the things I’d like to try in 2011 is eating vegetarian. I’ve found in the past few years a great time to experiment with things like this is during lent. I find it a good way to remind me to reflect on eternal things … so this year I will go vegetarian. In [...]
#YearInReview Gratitudes
After posting #yearinreview accomplishments and rituals I was spurred to reflect on gratitudes (thx Don)…. A big thank you to family, especially Kelly My parents My inlaws My kids My brother/sister inlaw My brothers A thank you to my spiritual family, especially Dave R Gibson’s Michael H Small group – until the breakup in the [...]
#YearInReview Rituals and Foundations
Last week I wrote a blog post on my 2010 accomplishments in response to Seth Godin. Now I must write a post in response to my mom. After reading my post, she asked a good (and challenging question) — why is your church and prayer missing from the list? My response… Church and prayer are [...]
#YearInReview Things I Got Done in 2010
Updated 1/17/11 Per a blog post from Seth Godin I’m going to publish my accomplishments (things I got done) in 2010. I chose “got done” vs “accomplishment” because not all of these things are necessarily admirable per the definition of accomplishment. They are just things I “shipped”. It’s not being published to tout or gloat rather I’m [...]
Darn that Seth Godin — What did you ship in 2010?
Seth Godin has challenged me again … He listed out his projects that were shipped this year. It’s a pretty impressive list which includes: Launch Linchpin Book launch in New York, including triiibes dinner Worldwide blog tour, including book signing with Steven Pressfield Launch and run the Nano MBA program Launch Roadtrip—Boston, DC, Chicago, Atlanta, Minneapolis, [...]
Naked and Alone
I down graded from my “Smart” phone (Motorola Android 1) to an old-school LG Chocolate phone this week. It’s another phase/test in simplifying life. In doing so I feel naked. I don’t have a large phone in my pocket and I’m a bit alone … no (easy access) to email, no contacts (I can’t sync [...]
