Friday Musings – Rocks, Stones, and Gems

The other day, Robert Khirallah and I had an excellent discussion with a cybersecurity leader. At the end of the conversation, the individual asked – “what are you management superpowers?”.  Thankfully, Rob took the first shot and (as always) gave a very eloquent answer. When I gathered my thoughts, I started with an analogy of…

Books in review: 2023

Last year I was on the trails for 100s of hours and audiobooks were great companions on all those long-distance runs. There are some books that I re-read at the start of the year, others I will re-read this year, and then some that I had dreaded finishing or had to leave unfinished. Books I…

12 rules for completing your first ultramarathon

Sharing a few lessons I learned along the way. This post reminds me of a conversation I had with Dimple after the Mt Tam run. I wasn’t fully prepared, the race went miserable and I jokingly told her that I was never going to run again let alone participate in an ultramarathon until I hear…