A New Road

The roar of the crowd has now subsided, and the gowns and caps and tassels have been tucked away. The euphoria of graduating college is slowly sinking into their psyche. The future still remains a little bleary.  The reality of what may lie … [Read more...]

Hitting A Wall

This has been my story this week, for both personal and professional reasons. I seem to have hit a wall — in my writing, and my work. And my high energy and drive seem to have lost their way for now. We have all been there. It’s part of … [Read more...]

Our Comfort Zone

Ever tried to cut a paper with a hammer? Nope. Me neither. Wrong tool for the task at hand. We are often limited by the tools at our disposal. When the only tool we have is a hammer, everything starts looking like a nail. Wish that was original, but … [Read more...]

From the Archives — June 2015

The following post is from the blog archives from a year ago (originally published on June 4, 2015 http://www.5oclockreflections.com/plan-with-purpose/). I love the Peter Drucker notion, that "Long-range planning does not deal with future … [Read more...]