by Mason Rutledge, President Are you seeing sprouts from seeds that were planted during the struggles of this season? These roses are from our garden. I did not plant them. […]
Stand Up Anniversary
by Mason Rutledge, President “This is not the time to pull away and neglect meeting together, as some have formed the habit of doing, because we need each other! In […]
From Connectivity eNewsletter: Are You a Resilient Person?
by Doug Anderson, Life Directions Financial, LLC and C3 Member Resilience is the professional word for bouncing back. Research reveals that the details of crisis and loss are far less impactful […]
Generation Gap of Pandemic
by Mason Rutledge, President “Ok, Boomer” and groans about “those Millennials” is taking on new meaning. Prior to the COVID-19 pandemic, our country was parted along a pack of partitions, […]
This Functional “Ice Age”
by Mason Rutledge, President “The new normal…” “Going to get back to…” “It’s just different…” These have long prefaced statements from business leaders in my discussions over the last couple […]
Get ‘er Done
by Mason Rutledge, President Americans are get it done people. Need to cross a continent? Light the darkness? Power? Produce in mass? Computing? We’ll get it done. When faced with […]
This Week in Wet Cement
by Mason Rutledge, President “It like running in wet cement.” Working in this newly discovered environment has felt like slogging through heavy, wet concrete for business leaders and marketplace influencers. […]
Reflecting on our New Commute
Today’s commute is crossing the hall or going down the stairs. A long commute, in this season, is out to the RV. The proximity to engage with work has wrecked […]
Decisions Formed Decades Ago Altered This Week
“Don’t take help.” “Pull yourself up by your bootstraps.” “Weak.” “We don’t need the government’s help.” “Private business is key.” “Don’t be one of those people.” Childhood memories of overheard […]
Forecasting from Conversations
by Mason Rutledge, President In Western Washington our weather has varied from sun breaks to rain to hail to low hanging clouds and the average high temperature is down ten […]