Tom Klausing's blog

Have we met? If so, you've met Old Tom. Old Tom is me prior to now. New Tom is the current version (and author of this post). Why the distinction? "Old Tom" is a label I've used in reference to myself in conversations with people I've had lasting relationships with. Friends, family, employers. Talking About My (old) Self I occasionally find myself talking about the "Old Tom" version of myself to convey a point about how I've changed. Yeah, I actually use the words "Old Tom". I think it's kinda funny to third-person myself like that. I've dug up Old Tom a few times recently with my boss. Earlier in my career, I think most who knew me would agree I was laser-focused on upward mobility. I've known my current boss for almost 7 years now, and he knows about my ambitions well. While my ambitions are still important to me today, I'm in less of a rush than I was before. In the heyday of Old Tom, career growth was practically all ...

Along with the rest of humanity, the new year got me thinking about fitness goals. Again. I've been thinking them for a while, and hadn't gotten around to putting anything concrete down on paper.  Not to say I wasn't exercising. But I hadn't pushed myself. Because I had no goal. Remembering how SMART goals have helped me in business, I decided to make a fitness goal and make it SMART. (Find out how I did below) A SMART goal is a tried and true concept in the good old white collar business world. If you haven't used it lately, here's a refresher, with my best tips... What's a SMART Goal? Like all good business concepts, SMART Goals come with an easy-to-remember acronym. The letters stand for the parameters to which your goal must adhere: specific, measurable, actionable, realistic and time-bound. S specific ...