Jeff McClung

A few weeks ago I was at Best Buy looking for a cord to hook my computer up to a TV screen at work for an upcoming presentation. The cord that we had didn't work with my laptop, so I went to buy an adaptor that would connect my computer to the cord that we already … Continue reading When In Doubt, Use Less

There's a statue of Winston Churchill just outside the chamber to the House of Common's. For years MPs (Members of Parliament) used to rub one of the statue's feet before a big speech or vote for luck. This small act, repeated over and over again by hundreds of MPs over the years, caused the dull bronze … Continue reading How Small Habits Can Change Your Life

My in-laws are big into baseball. Born and raised in Northern California, their team has always been the San Francisco Giants. A few weeks ago we were visiting my wife's parents when I came across a memento in their guest room. It's something I've undoubtedly walked by dozens of times, but this time it caught … Continue reading What to Remember When You Have a Setback

One of my all-time favorite books is A Million Miles in A Thousand Years by Donald Miller. It's about how to live a better story. One of the things he talks about is how the pursuit of stuff can hijack our story. Miller says it this way: Nobody cries at the end of a movie … Continue reading The Things That Will Make Your Life Meaningful Aren’t Things

You can't. No matter how long you work, how many books, blogs, podcasts, and seminars on time management you read and listen to, or what to-do app or technique you use you'll never get it all done. But getting "it" all done was never the point. Doing work that matters, work that helps people, moves … Continue reading How to Get Everything Done

One of the things that my four-year-old has really wanted was a xylophone. At first we hesitated to buy her one. She already had a lot of toys and we figured it was something she would just forget about after a while. But she was relentless in her pursuit of a xylophone. For months, whenever we … Continue reading What to Remember When Buying Presents