Create the Best Family Project Ever and Stay Together
No this isn’t science fiction. You can create the best family project ever and still have dinner together. I’ll give you the secret right now. Here it is… Set expectations before you ever start. That’s it. That’s the secret sauce that makes or breaks successful projects. It doesn’t matter how big or small. Setting expectations…
Read More4 Resources for When Death Happens
No one could have predicted the circumstances we were in and still are in the past few years. One thing remains the same, when death happens, families come together, one way or another. If you have attended or had to contemplate whether or not you would attend a funeral in the last few years, so…
Read MoreWhen project management, storytelling, and death collide
Have you ever worked on a group project? How did it go? From my experience, I bet that sometimes it was ok if you got really lucky, but usually, it was a hot mess. To get lucky, you needed the right people in the right roles (for them and the group) and clear expectations. Project management…
Read MoreWho’s in the room, Listening, and Telling stories
Telling stories and listening. When you take away everything else, that is what we are doing in our lives. Our moments are made up of telling our stories and listening to the stories of the people around us. The listening component isn’t always equal with the telling of our own stories. We don’t have to…
Read More3 Family Traditions and How to Write About Them
Ah, family traditions. Those activities we do with the people we love, over and over again. Even when we tire of the activity and desperately want to do something else. This post isn’t about one of those kinds of traditions. For the next few moments, I’m going to regale you with one of my favorite…
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