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    When SMART Goals Fall Short: The CLEAR Alternative

    April 25, 2026
  • When SMART Goals Fall Short: The CLEAR Alternative
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    When SMART Goals Fall Short: The CLEAR Alternative

    Apr 25, 2026

    Imagine rowing across the Atlantic ocean. Why would anyone want…

  • Getting HARD: Beyond SMART Goals
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    Getting HARD: Beyond SMART Goals

    Apr 18, 2026

    One of the unsubstantiated certainties that comes experience and advancing…

  • SMART Goals: What Are They Good For?
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    SMART Goals: What Are They Good For?

    Apr 11, 2026

    It’s not that I don’t like SMART goals, I just…

  • Be Grateful for Good Weather
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    Be Grateful for Good Weather

    Mar 28, 2026

    To be successful: be self-disciplined, be humble, and be grateful…

  • Play and Rest: Requirement Not Reward
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    Play and Rest: Requirement Not Reward

    Mar 21, 2026

    Even bees play. Rest and play are not a reward…

  • Devil’s Advocate: F*** Right Off
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    Devil’s Advocate: F*** Right Off

    Mar 14, 2026

    If your only contributions to the conversation are critical, you…

  • Enchiridion – A Stoic Case Study
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    Enchiridion – A Stoic Case Study

    Mar 7, 2026

    Knowing when to stop – a Stoic case study

  • Why Marriage is Hard
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    Why Marriage is Hard

    Feb 28, 2026

    Being a good partner means being better

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Bernie May

Sage and Elder Hipster

Forty-five years of project management, adventure, and wonder out of my neuro-spicy head and into yours

Former Cold War signals officer, C4ISR project manager, strategic planner. Currently writing for myself and editing for others, with a little executive/life coaching for select clients.

In my spare time I renovate farm houses, restore motorcycles and boats, walk my dog and dance in the kitchen with my partner and sweetie.

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  • SMART Goals: What Are They Good For?

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Stylized portrait of Bernie

Practical Managers

Forty-five years of project management, adventure, and wonder out of my neuro-spicy head and into yours

I write mostly about technology, leadership, project management, culture and communication.

Former Cold War signals officer, C4ISR project manager, strategic planner. Currently writing for myself and editing for others, with a little executive/life coaching for select clients.

In my spare time I renovate farm houses, restore motorcycles and boats, walk my dog and dance in the kitchen with my partner and sweetie.

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