Make something complicated simple. Fast food is complicated when you are on the road with hungry kids and no food in the car. McDonalds makes a meal simple. Million dollar software with hundreds of features is complicated, too. Companies often hire a consultant to help simplify and utilize that technology to its best capacity. Employees…
The Learning Log
How to Help Kids Develop Lifelong Passions
Read or listen to artists talk about what inspired them as children to love their work and most of the time they will talk about an experience of something or someone that sparked that inspiration. They were interested in something like writing or drawing, but then they encountered a work of art that made something…
Don’t Launch on a Long Weekend
I’ve tried to launch two books during long weekends (Memorial Day and Labor Day) and it brought on a lot of problems. I tried to launch an online course this weekend and, again, ran into a lot of problems. There are too many emails and questions to answer. Something always goes wrong with technology. There…
Our Little Free Library
Last weekend I finally installed our Little Free Library in our front yard. It has been such a great experience so far. Last summer, our kids raised money to offset the cost of the library by almost daily lemonade stands. People in the neighborhood were very, very generous. You would be surprised how many times…
Fear of the Complicated
The fear of the complicated stems from the fear of the unknown. There is a lot of fear around the new GDPR laws affecting online businesses. I have to admit that until I sat down to read a few articles, I was overwhelmed. The law is complicated. I was afraid because I didn’t know enough…
