Gene’s Sabbatical Adventure, Issue 3 : Feb 7, 2024

Gene’s Sabbatical Adventure, Issue 3 : Feb 7, 2024

Puppies are cute, fun, and a bunch of work. Daisy is all that and more. I'm not sure we were ready for her, yet here she is sneaking her way into our family, one chewed on boot at a time. This sabbatical journey has taken an unexpected turn. I went in excited, energized, and with a plan. I had it all broken down. There was no way this time was going to get away from me. And then I got sick. Nothing like feeling awful for days on end to chip away at moral. It's been awhile since I've felt…
Gene’s Sabbatical Adventure, Issue 2: Jan 30, 2024

Gene’s Sabbatical Adventure, Issue 2: Jan 30, 2024

I began an Executive Coaching relationship just a little over a year ago… even though 'executive' is found nowhere near the description of any of my roles. But I knew that I had some big dreams. Bigger dreams than anything I was prepared for. I knew I needed help. Don came along and has listened, led, guided, and sometimes pushed. What I appreciate most about Don's craft though, is the way he draws out of me the best and most important ideas, purposes, and priorities. We've come along way in the last year+. Goals involving increasing multiplying movements on the…
Gene’s Sabbatical Adventure, Issue 1 : Jan 24, 2024

Gene’s Sabbatical Adventure, Issue 1 : Jan 24, 2024

I've had the good fortune to spend a good bit of time standing in cold trout water casting upstream to trophy trout. At least in my mind they were trophy trout. The idea is to gently land the fly just above the fish and let it drift as naturally as possible through the fish's feeding slot. It's also important is that the fly line land softly with just the right of slack so that on the one hand it doesn't drag the fly, and on the other the fisherman has sufficient amount of control of the fly to set the…