TSN 26.15 On Going Long

TL;DR: Last week, I turned 54, walked the battlefields at Antietam, had coffee with three great friends, and experienced that the cost of hesitation isn’t always dramatic. Sometimes it just looks like just saying “maybe.” "On Going Long"12 April...

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Apr 12, 2026
The Sunday Note 26.14: “On Carrying Less”

TL;DR: This week I rode mountain bikes along the Pacific, watched a car drive itself through San Luis Obispo, sat with a question I thought had no answer, and learned (again) that what I’m holding tightest is sometimes the thing most ready to be hand...

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Apr 06, 2026
The Sunday Note 26.13: “On Seeing the Path”

TL;DR: This week I was on base, in coaching conversations, on a Teams call with 100 people, at dinner with an old friend, and standing in the Grand Canyon. The thread that kept surfacing: how hard it is to see a path before it’s obvious - and the wil...

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Mar 30, 2026
The Sunday Note 26.12: "On Conditions"

TL;DR: This week I was the overnight caregiver for my mom in Petaluma so my sister could rest, and I rode my bike through West Marin twice with nothing but cows and a white line for company. Both required the same thing - showing up, being quiet, and...

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Mar 23, 2026
TSN 26.11 “On Letting It Land”

TL;DR: This week, people kept showing me something about myself. Frances Hesselbein showed me years ago. My mom showed me on Tuesday. Jodi showed me by text. Maybe this week I will finally let it land.TSN 26.11 "On Letting It Land"March 15, 2026Hiya...

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Mar 16, 2026