Tag: life

I started to add a daily coping tip to the SQLServerCentral newsletter and to the Community Circle, which is helping me deal with the issues in the world. I’m adding my responses for each day here. All my coping tips are under this tag.

Today’s tip is to make of list of what matters most to you this week.

I’m coming off vacation this week. I know, life is hard for me, but I do have a few things to dig into this week. The things that matter are:

• rehab – get my ankle back in shape
• rehearsal – I deliver two sessions at VS Live and the audience deserves a well-prepared Steve.
• work – I need to get SSC in shape for me to travel, and get a presentation ready next week for sales people.
• life – back to the gym and cooking for the family.

I started to add a daily coping tip to the SQLServerCentral newsletter and to the Community Circle, which is helping me deal with the issues in the world. I’m adding my responses for each day here. All my coping tips are under this tag.

Today’s tip is to look for something positive in your world and notice how things are better because of this.

War, high prices for goods, going back to work, there are lots of reasons why someone might look at the world and not be happy.

However, there are lots of good things happening around me. I have kids excited about next year and asking for lessons. I see movement in government to break some deadlocks on issues like gun control in the US. I see exciting sports events and wonderful concerts taking place. Even Top Gun is getting great reviews from friends.

Maybe something I notice that made me think the world is better is how nice people were as I hobbled around the Netherlands and Germany. People gave up seats for me on transport, offered to help with bags, and were deferential in general to someone that was using a cane and in a boot.

Lots of good in the world, especially locally. Less media news, more interacting with people around you is a good plan.

I started to add a daily coping tip to the SQLServerCentral newsletter and to the Community Circle, which is helping me deal with the issues in the world. I’m adding my responses for each day here. All my coping tips are under this tag.

Today’s tip is to give someone a sincere positive message or compliment.

I think it is important to provide feedback to others, both critical and positive. A balance is needed, and I work to try and be sure that I provide both. This isn’t because I don’t think people can take criticisms, but rather than I believe there are often good and bad things and as a human, I want to see both.

Since I was just traveling, I had a couple places to do this. I got to think William and Ben for DataGrillen, both in person and online.

I also had a few people wheel me around airports as part of the wheelchair assistance program. I made sure to thank, and tip, all of them. In fact, I exchanged some bills before I left the US to be sure I had some small bills around. I hadn’t quite calculated well enough and landed in Denver with only a couple singles and a $10. The gentleman was great getting me from the airplane to my car and deserved a hearty thank you and the $10 bill.

I started to add a daily coping tip to the SQLServerCentral newsletter and to the Community Circle, which is helping me deal with the issues in the world. I’m adding my responses for each day here. All my coping tips are under this tag.

Today’s tip is to send a friend a photo from a time you enjoyed together.

During the pandemic, this tip has come up a bit, but it’s also been something I’ve enjoyed doing a few times. In fact, as I write this, I just sent a photo out to a few people. In 2020, I started coaching earlier in the season than normal because of new protocols. As a result, the weather was nicer than normal and after a couple months of hard work, I took the team outside one day. Me, a few kids, and a few parents watching. We had a fun practice, semi-serious, but a good break.

I saw a picture from that day and sent it to a few parents.

I also grabbed a shot at DataGrillen recently, where I met Kay Sauter in person and spent a few minutes chatting. I dropped this one on Twitter, to remind both of us of a good time.