The best thing about writing this blog

dill's blogThe best thing about writing this blog It’s not the recognition from people who read it. It’s not the number of readers increasing each month. Those are lovely, but the best thing by far… Writing every day makes it so much easier to articu...

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Aug 21, 2021
All good, dog

dill's blogAll good, dog Yesterday was strange. One canceled session, two no-call no-shows, and a ton of dead time. I don’t do well with dead time. I rarely have even one call in a day that doesn’t happen. Yesterday there were three. As uneventful as...

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Aug 20, 2021
Thursday swims

dill's blogThursday swims My best buddy and I did a triathlon a few months ago. Prior to that, I could barely swim a single lap without gasping for air. Since then, he and I have swam every Thursday morning at our local center. It’s been a slow progr...

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Aug 19, 2021
30 more visits with Grandpa

dill's blog30 more visits with Grandpa Vacay I went on a lovely family vacation this past weekend. Lakehouse, swimming, tubing, laughing. But the most memorable moment came when I walked down to the boathouse to find my Grandpa standing at the bottom...

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Aug 18, 2021
Why you don’t need confidence

dill's blogWhy you don’t need confidence I coached a fellow coach yesterday who said she wanted to leave the session with enough confidence to do x, y, and of course…z. We started exploring. What’s your definition of confidence? What does it look/sou...

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Aug 17, 2021
Dying to get back

dill's blogDying to get back I went on a lovely family vacation this weekend. Dad’s lake house. Thursday to Sunday. We went tubing, boating, and swimming every day. I ate garbage and slept in a bunk bed. One of my favorite parts of taking breaks like...

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Aug 16, 2021
3 days of little tips (pt. 3)

dill's blog3 days of little tips (pt. 3) Ask each of your close friends—or the people who know you best—what they think you’re biggest strengths and blind spots are. What can I do more of? What can I do less of? The more people you ask, the more you...

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Aug 14, 2021
3 days of little tips (pt. 2)

dill's blog3 days of little tips (pt. 2) Start a life calendar. For each month, jot down things you’d like to remember: events, accomplishments, insights. As the years pass by, it’s difficult to remember the year we did certain things, let alone the...

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Aug 13, 2021
3 days of little tips (pt. 1)

dill's blog3 days of little tips (pt. 1) Keep a list of your favorite quotes in your phone. I’ve had one since 2016 and it’s lovely to go back and see hilarious things my friends said and insightful quotes I read from my favorite books. 3 days of lit...

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Aug 12, 2021
Good

dill's blogGood One of the most popular personal development cliches is to embrace failure. Fail forward. Fail over and over again so we may improve our skills. On a recent phone call with my friend and business mentor, we discussed the vitality of c...

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Aug 11, 2021