Musings at Altitude

My 13 hours at home are now over and I’m back at the airport heading off on my next trip.  Those 13 hours were priceless; it’s impossible to put value on the very intense, but high quality time with the family.  Several things of note: — When we pulled into the driveway, my now 14 year […]

I stand in awe of the answers to prayers that have occurred over the last few weeks.  In one particular instance, I knew there was absolutely no way that anything good could happen, and after fervent and incessant prayer, everything turned out ok.  The very next day under the intensity of yet another burden and the pending collapse […]

Is there anything better than going home, especially after an extended trip with tough challenges?  I’m not sure there is.  And I’m heading home…19 days on the road; numerous challenges overcome; tremendous smiles as a result; and great satisfaction from the client…I guess in a way it’s what I live for…the rush that comes from […]

As we’re closing out this client engagement in Baton Rouge, I’ve been thinking about how important each cycle of impression is during all phases of client engagement.  For purposes of this discussion and for simplicity (my mind is just a little bit fried right now), let’s agree that the first impression is up to and through 15% […]

I’ve been completely consumed by a client engagement over the last 2 weeks and as a result, I haven’t had my weekly dose of altitude.  On Wednesday though, I finally took a day trip from Baton Rouge to Houston and got up to 22,000 for a 40 minute flight.  I was so looking forward to […]

I’ve been incredibly frustrated over the last 10 days, emotionally and mentally (but not spiritually)withering under the burden of things not going right and feeling the pressure that can only be understood by those who have responded to a customer opportunity and then felt the wrath of that client when things didn’t go in accordance […]

On this very special day, I want to first pause in thanks to all the special women I know who have one or many people calling them Mom.  Judging by the enormous talents and phenomenal love demonstrated by your children and knowing the time required and the passion you bring to your job as Mom, […]

I’ve been busy in a contract environment since I last wrote, and when things are tense and focus is extreme, it’s hard to mentally disconnect and muse.  I also haven’t been on an airplane for a week and a half, so my mind has not been freed from the burdens here on the ground.  But […]

I have an increasingly decreasing amount of hair – or so it seems.  The hairline’s heading back, the top of the head is thinning rapidly, and hair is appearing in other locations to make up for the loss of it in the normal and appreciated locations.  For many years, my daughter has asked me “why […]

Sometimes you just have to smile when you get certain text messages: Her: “Y cant me and mom get to ur blog?” Me: “I don’t know” Her: “And u know u are going to have to start ur articles with life with a 14 year old” In those two simple text messages, my 13 year […]