We listen to views that make us feel good, instead of ideas that make us think hard. ~Adam Grant, Think Again: The Power of Knowing What You Don’t Know Oh my God, when was the last time I truly thought hard? About anything? I’ve been in a reactive and spin-worthy…

Don’t pat me on the head with your fake hero talk. Don’t pat me on the head with words you think I want to hear because it’s easier or more convenient for you to scratch the surface rather than dive deep. Don’t pat me on the head so I will…

When you get to the end of your rope, tie a knot and hang on. ~Franklin Delano Roosevelt How many of us feel like we’ve been hanging onto a knot, arms extended above our heads, feet swinging in the breeze, for waaayyy longer than we thought possible? How many of…

Is it just me or is it really damn noisy these days?? Everywhere, absolutely everywhere, there is Noise, determined to pull us in multiple directions. The Noise uses the dirtiest of tactics in its attempts to draw us away and in like the vile temptress it is, not caring about…

And the day came when the risk to remain tight in a bud was more painful than the risk it took to blossom. ~Anais Nin 2020 has made crystal-clear how long overdue I was for outgrowing people. We have all white-knuckled something this year, in the hopes that it would…

With so much swirl and churn around us right now, discernment seems like a lofty goal. Something to aspire to, something we know to be important, and also something that eludes us when we need it most. How do we keep a vigilant and discerning eye towards our relationships, our…

Life consists only of moments…nothing more than that. So if you make the moment matter, it all matters. ~Ellen Langer, Mindfulness in an Age of Complexity (HBR) I’ve been preaching the doctrine of work/life balance for so long I can’t remember where I picked it up. And I do believe…

It’s OK to leave things because you’re just done with them. It doesn’t have to mean you leave for something bigger and better. What if you do “smaller” things better and that was the thing? Leaving something — a relationship, a job, a faded opportunity — for many of us…

The soul’s greatness lies not so much in reaching lofty heights and making progress as in knowing and respecting its range. ~Michel de Montaigne, Essays Our entire society is built upon lofty heights and making progress. If we aren’t in pursuit of those aims, we are spinning our wheels, stagnating…