Category: Communication
3 America’s Cup Lessons: Make Your Words Count
What watching pro sailors can teach us about writing Read More …
Unexpected Blog Connections (in Pictures)
A visual capture of how my blog-writing-mind works Read More …
SailFaster Podcast: My Best Secret to Success
A podcast about sailing faster? Yes please Read More …
How To Tell a Memorable Life Story
Six lessons from gathering a lifetime of photos that definitely apply to writing a novel Read More …
The Surprising Power of a Handwritten Letter
Emails can never match the pleasant surprise of a handwritten note. Read More …
Seahorse Surprise: A Fact-Checking Followup
I’m always rewarded for a careful reading of Seahorse Magazine—though this was especially personal. Read More …
Sharing My Enthusiasm: Public Speaking for Private People
10 lessons learned (again) from a successful book talk Read More …
How To Make Meetings Fun
The best motivator is shared laughter. Read More …
Quality Over Quantity
Communicating well should be more important than communicating loudly. Read More …
The Black Toilet Seat
Before I was born, my parents went to Europe for a summer driving holiday with my brother (age four) and sister (two and a half). Family lore has it that my sister refused (loudly, and with terrible-two certainty) to use Read More …