Three steps to getting unstuck: lessons learned from a ground squirrel

Project Coach, Your Clear Next Step Have you ever seen a ground squirrel in a window well? Let me describe it to you...In central Iowa, some folks call these little guys "squinnies"...though I haven't done the research to figure out why...they look a little like chipmunks with a squirrel's tail. Now, picture a little, brown squinny, about four and a half or five inches tall. This poor little guy has somehow gotten himself into a window well outside our basement window. The well is just shy of three feet deep, and about two feet wide, forming a half-circle with a... Read More»

Closing the barn door

I live on 15 acres outside of Des Moines Iowa along with my wife, daughter, two dogs, three or so cats, and seven horses - insert your favorite "old McDonald" joke here. I mention that seemingly irrelevant fact because it causes me to use phrases that someone in midtown Manhattan may not be as familiar with, such as "That's like closing the barn door after the horses are out of the barn". The saying refers to activities that would have been a good idea about 15 minutes earlier than when they happen, whether it be equine related or in reference... Read More»