If you’re looking for hints and answers for Strands for Sunday, March 16, 2025, read on—I’ll share some clues and tips, and finally the solution to the puzzle with the theme “Drive to survive.” For an easy way to come back to our Strands hints every day, bookmark this page. You can also find our past hints there as well,

When we find ourselves veering off course from our original plans, our instinct is often to view this drift as a problem to be fixed — the sooner, the better. We scramble to get “back on track,” treating any deviation as wasted time and energy. But what if drift isn’t simply a detour from productivity? What if it offers value

When temperatures start to rise, many of us naturally want to open the windows, deep clean, and get rid of clutter. Why not apply that same refreshing ritual to your finances? Just as you’d prune the plants in your yard, you can trim wasteful money habits and plant seeds for new financial goals while preparing for the April tax deadline.

🌟 Enjoy a special preview of this month’s call replay! We’re sharing a short snippet to give our free subscribers a taste of the rich discussions we explored this month. If you’re not already a paid subscriber, consider upgrading to access the full recording and be part of future sessions. Thank you to everyone who joined our March Leadership Strategy

Saturday, March 8, was International Women’s Day. March is a whole women’s month, even if Google erased it from its calendar. So I’m taking a look at young women—and not in a creepy way. I want to know: what’s up with young women? What are they about? What are their dreams? How are they feeling deep in their hearts? So

At the beginning of “Why Strategic Planning Is So Hard For Creative People,” Charlie quotes Michael Porter: “The essence of strategy is that you must set limits on what you’re trying to accomplish.” One of the benefits of drift is that it sometimes helps us realize that those constraints we applied (or even the objectives we targeted) as we did

In psychology, an internal locus of control is a key predictor of life satisfaction. People who see themselves – not external forces – as in charge of their life outcomes feel more grounded, fulfilled, and empowered.  This principle applies to our professional lives, too. But as an employee, it might feel like you don’t have much power to control what you spend

We may earn a commission from links on this page. Looking to settle in with a good movie? Me too. That’s why I’ve pored over release schedules to bring you the best original and new-to-streaming movies you can watch on Netflix, Prime, Max, Hulu, and other streaming platforms this week. Sonic the Hedgehog 3 (2024) Based on everything we know

One of the biggest mistakes leaders make when setting ambitious goals — whether it’s a BHAG (Big Hairy Audacious Goal), a 10x goal, or some other massive strategic shift — is thinking that their organization can just pivot instantly. But organizations aren’t sports cars. They’re more like cargo ships. And just like a cargo ship, when you try to change

If you’re looking for hints and answers for Strands for Tuesday, March 4, 2025, read on—I’ll share some clues and tips, and finally the solution to the puzzle with the theme “It’s our game-iversary!” For an easy way to come back to our Strands hints every day, bookmark this page. You can also find our past hints there as well,

🌟 Enjoy a special preview of this month’s call replay! We’re sharing a short snippet to give our free subscribers a taste of the rich discussions and timely insights we explored together. If you’re not already a paid subscriber, consider upgrading to access the full recording and be part of upcoming sessions. Thank you to everyone who joined our February

Whether you realize it or not, you probably already set quite a few short-term goals for yourself. You want to sort your to-do list before your morning meeting. You want to go for a walk over lunch at least three days this week. You want to land five speaking opportunities this quarter.  Throughout your day, week, month, or year, you

If you’re looking for hints and answers for Strands for Saturday, March 1, 2025, read on—I’ll share some clues and tips, and finally the solution to the puzzle with the theme “Let us prey.” For an easy way to come back to our Strands hints every day, bookmark this page. You can also find our past hints there as well,

What? The Pulse AND Monthly Tips? Yes, we’ve again combined our Monthly Tips into the last Pulse of the previous month. Same useful content, one less email. True confession time: I (Steve) had big plans for how Charlie’s forthcoming post on team / organization drift arcs would seed today’s Pulse topic and the monthly theme for March: team and personal

You’ve settled into your workspace, a steaming cup of coffee in hand, ready to dive into the strategic plan your boss eagerly awaits. But just as you begin – Ping. A Slack message from your finance partner: “Don’t forget to send budget requests by EOD.” You barely process this before – Ping. An email from your dentist’s office reminding you to schedule your biannual