Agile is about failing forward fast.    Yes, you heard me correctly. Listen, we don’t want to be sitting here using a system that doesn’t work for months. We want to move on.    Meal planning is the number 1 example I like to use when it comes to systems we...

In MI worked onThis year I decided to commit to real change in my life. Okay, I honestly commit to change a lot with Agile. We are constantly making progress toward our goals with little iterations on projects or goal markers, but I knew that I also needed to make...

Getting Buy-In from your partner can be the most difficult kind of buy-in, but it is of course one of the most important kinds. If they don’t or won’t buy-in, you will fail at Agile practices in your home.  Why is it so hard to get them to buy-in?   Well, I think...

The #1 question I get lately is related to Agile buy in.  How do I get my family to buy in?  Honestly, it’s easy when it comes to the children and I’m only going to address them today. Kids buy-in from the sheer description of Agile, because they are constantly...

Listen, I know we are all overwhelmed with the number of times people mention we need to be more intentional with our parenting. It always sounds like something that is going to require things from you that you aren’t sure you can find the time for in your schedule...

This year I was talking to my doctor about the fact I couldn’t get a good night’s sleep. Anyone else up tossing and turning? Anyone else have a brain that just won’t shut off at night?  Anyone else wake up multiple times a night?  I mean honestly I wasn’t sure if it...

Do you have difficulty winding down at night or difficulty going to sleep?    I did. I was tossing and turning all night long because my brain just wouldn’t stop thinking. I kept trying to repress it because, well, the bed is warm and cozy. I didn’t want to have...

Reading is hard (or well, at least it is for me).  I have dyslexia which is a reading disability. For me, it means mixing up letters and numbers so they’re backward, etc. So for years, I didn’t read. It has gotten easier over the years, and I have a few aides now that...

My husband says that the biggest change in our home and lifestyle has come through the Daily Scrum. You can hear that episode here.    So I want to talk a little bit about how to have a daily scrum and the best practices you can have for it.    Respect the...

So you’re ready to host your first daily scrum….Now what.    Oh wait, you’re not ready….get my mini-course for your daily scrum here and get started!    Now that I have your attention and you’re ready let’s talk about how to set your agenda.    A daily...