What is my message (and why does it matter)?
April 28, 2023
What is my message? is a question that has an out-sized impact on our lives, even when we aren’t aware of it....
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First, quiet the dragons
January 16, 2023
Sometimes, all of this suffering gets to me, yet I am powerless to alleviate it. It’s too much. Too big. Too far away. Still, to do nothing isn’t an option....
Read MoreThank you, David Reed
October 18, 2022
A friend of mine recently sent me this LinkedIn post by someone named David Reed. Actually, it’s not a post; it’s a meditation on mortality. But more. It is a meditation on life. The power and grace of his words startled me. I wondered whether...
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A time for JOY
March 31, 2020
The two men reflect on their personal experiences and outline what they call the eight pillars of joy. In re-reading the book, I was struck by how relevant these pillars are today as we navigate a new way of being in the world....
Read MoreAre you stayin’ alive?
October 31, 2018
The other day, a classic rock station happened to play the Bee Gee’s famous 1977 song, Stayin’ Alive. The lyrics tell the story of someone who is struggling with life, but won’t give up. He has ups and downs, but has hope and won’t abandon...
Read MoreWhat’s on your business card?
June 23, 2017
How do you present yourself to the world? Do you -- can you -- present your true self or do you present the traditional, expected "data?" -- What you do, who you work for? Here's another approach for fashioning a personal business card that asserts your...
Read MoreWhat’s your Dawn Wall?
March 19, 2015
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This past January,Tommy Caldwell and Kevin Jorgeson reached the summit of El Capitan's Dawn Wall -- a quest that included years of planning and that many considered the most challenging rock climb in the world. One of the climbers, Kevin Jorgeson said of the achievement: "I...
Read MoreThe Un-Common Core – What educators are forgetting and our kids aren’t getting
March 25, 2014
The public school system in America is undergoing an overhaul. That overhaul is called Common Core -- the new curriculum structure based on "consistent academic guidelines created to help all students succeed." Those words aren't mine; they greet you when you go to the Common...
Read MoreCrack Your Identity Code – 8 Essential Questions
April 20, 2012
Figuring out who you are isn’t some cosmic, unanswerable guru-directed challenge. It is job one if you plan to live a happy, fulfilling life.