Originally published June 5, 2014 Today I’m taking a page from my own book – yes, I’m still writing a bunch of books that I’m not writing – and looking at ways I can practice what I preach. Recent life events – increased career day appearances, office management consultation, business plan consultation – positioned me…
Originally published May 25, 2014 I love Career Day. Every year I visit schools to share from my professional life with middle- and high-school students. Every year I tell myself to write down the many deep, insightful, and often humorous questions and comments that students share, and then I forget to do so. Every year…
Originally published April 8, 2014 Grammatical nightmare aside, there is some value in remembering where you began, the place where you got your start. It’s humbling, and humility is a refreshing quality in an age of inflated egos. It’s a way to gauge achievements and progress toward goals. It’s a healthy reminder of your power…
Originally published January 11, 2014 Anyone who truly knows me knows that I despise thinking on weekends and on any weekday ending with the letter “y.” Even so, tonight’s conversation with my kid brother about jobs and writing and passions and art have me wondering: What am I doing right now that’s moving me toward…
Originally published November 17, 2013 Is it because of the coming Thanksgiving holiday? Or because of a recent sermon I heard on innumerable blessings? Or because I’ve had lots of opportunities lately to reflect on the many blessings in my life? In any event, blessings have been on my brain, and there is much truth…
Originally published September 30, 2013 Though it could result in a job posting, unless I get your help. See, every morning I roll slowly out of bed; endure my morning rituals; drag my feet to work; and get there to burn through eight or nine hours of nonstop paperwork, e-mails, phone calls, and meetings. When…
Originally published August 23, 2013 We call the phenomenon of treating others as we wish to be treated the golden rule. We call any young wiz kid who can seem to do no wrong in his or her field a golden child. All this gold around me all my life, and it took me until…
Originally published April 17, 2013 We’ve all asked the question, and in the course of compiling new chapters of my current writing project (translation: book), I’ve wondered what has become of some of the figures represented in its pages. In particular this morning, I became strongly curious (apologies to Altoids for that twist) about one…
Originally published April 15, 2013 This past weekend, I had the privilege of restarting an old friendship I thought had died some years ago. It was a weird, rocky friendship to begin with, and it seemed to take care of itself as time passed. Truth is, sentiment dies hard with me, and recent life events…
Originally published March 20, 2013 In a time and society of materialism and pride, I’ve reflected a lot lately about what it really means to live humbly. Jokes from my “Book on Humility” routine aside, I’ve come to some pretty startling conclusions about myself. Mostly, I’ve learned just how much I can stand under great…
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