Ridiculous Wishes

I felt all one-thousand, eight hundred seconds tick down on the face of that flimsy clock, on that manilla brick wall, in that dreadful classroom, on every school day from March 17th, 2004 until [...]

Knew It but Didn’t Do It

A couple of months ago I spent a whole week in flight safety school. Specifically, I was studying what makes the difference between safe pilots and dead pilots. I learned that 93% of all [...]

The Things That Can Get You

Blind spots usually don’t reveal themselves until it’s too late. That’s why it’s a really good idea to check for them often. You cannot see your own blind spots (hence their name). It takes the [...]

Small Moves > Big Moves

50 Days Ago You made big promises. Ordered salad. Put down a vice. Wrote in your journal. Read a book. You walked back into work with a different spring in your step. You shared your goal with [...]

Giving Is the Only Way

  “How to keep employees” It’s a phrase that was searched 1,900% more often in November 2023 versus November 2013. But you’re not surprised, are you? Neither am I. My conference room has [...]

You Are What You Don’t Let Go Of

The need to be liked The belief that something bad is about to happen The expectation for everything to be perfect and ideal The determination of being “right” The anger of being hurt by someone [...]

You and Your Mirrors

In life you encounter many mirrors.  Mirrors are people and things that give you glimpse of yourself; the parts you like and the parts you don’t.  Mirrors can come in many forms: Cameras that [...]

The Hammer or the Nail

In less than 100 years, your life on earth you will be reduced to a portrait on a wall. So will mine. You will get to live beyond your prime, vicariously through your kids, grandkids, and [...]

10 Years. 10 Lessons.

Monday will mark 3,642 days since we opened the doors at Frank & Maven.  Some people call that a decade. But to say “a decade” on a day like today would be to brush over it too quickly.  The [...]

Your POM

A system that is broken. An industry that is boring. A service that lacks authenticity. A group of people that are suffering. An outcome that is too out of reach for well-deserving people. Many [...]