Consider making an earnest attempt every morning at what the late Apple CEO Steve Jobs told a graduating class at Stanford to do:

When I was 17, I read a quote that went something like: “If you live each day as if it was your last, someday you’ll most certainly be right.” It made an impression on me, and since then, for the past 33 years, I have looked in the mirror every morning and asked myself: “If today were the last day of my life, would I want to do what I am about to do today?” And whenever the answer has been “No” for too many days in a row, I know I need to change something.

So, I ask myself … what is your ‘NO’ counter currently at?  And how do you prioritize and take action on the things that can drive you back from ‘Red’ to ‘yellow’ to ‘Green’.  Honestly being able to put a check in the ‘Yes’ column again.

I am a habitual runner and use it as my time but, generally my mind wonders and I spend much of the time rolling over thoughts I haven’t had time to sit down and spend time on.  Today, I am going to take the first step at addressing the ‘No’ and place the topic into my run thinking time.  As they say, the first step is identifying the problem.  Now, I just need to address it.  A challenge I know I can overcome.

Read an interesting article today, that highlighted that ‘modest background noise, creates enough of a distraction to encourage people to think more imaginatively.’   Personally, I couldn’t agree more.  Recently, during a leadership exercise, we were asked to read several articles and plan a presentation of the key points.  I tried reading the articles in the silent room and made no progress.  I moved out of the room to the lunch room at noon and found that I was able to be very productive.  I found it interesting that I felt most alone and focused in a place that was filled with people and noise.  I often find myself in this situation.  I need to distract myself in order to think more clearly.

Checking my calendar and booking my hotel for the Hobday reunion in July.  I am excited to see family I haven’t seen in quite some time and I hope my cousin Tom is up for mischief like we had growing up.  I think it is possible to make scuba gear from a 5 gallon bucket, hose, and a tire pump.