FRANKLY FRIDAYS
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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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
“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...
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...
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...
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...
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...