When Giving Up the Ghost Sets You Free
Reading Time: 8 mins # This post may contain affiliate links. The chair sat empty for four years. Not physically empty, I kept it pulled up to the table, napkin…
The Story You Keep Telling Yourself (That Never Happened)
Reading Time: 8 mins # This post may contain affiliate links. I had lunch with my father last week. We ate. We chatted. We laughed. We laughed again. At one…
If Monkeys Can Learn to Use Tools, Why Can’t We…?
Reading Time: 8 mins # This post may contain affiliate links. I once watched a CEO refuse to use a scheduling link because he thought it made him look 'available.'…
The Dilution of Meaning: Words We Overuse
Reading Time: 8 mins # This post may contain affiliate links. There is someone you know who gives one response to everything. Good news? “Okay, ah ha.” Bad news? “Okay,…
Perfect Is a Trap Door: Why Finished Beats Flawless
Reading Time: 8 mins # This post may contain affiliate links. The canvas was not white anymore. Two years of indirect sunlight had yellowed it while I did nothing. Perfectionism had convinced…
The Humbling of a Know-It-All
Reading Time: 8 mins # This post may contain affiliate links. The contractor didn't raise his voice. That was the worst part. He just pointed at the wall, my wall,…
Empty Promises Cut Both Ways
Reading Time: 8 mins # This post may contain affiliate links. I sat across from my friend David at a coffee shop. He was late. Again. Forty minutes this time.…
Always Available, Never Respected
Reading Time: 8 mins # This post may contain affiliate links. Being too available feels like a virtue. You answer late. You say yes. You smooth things over. You think this…
The Trophy Shelf: Why You Never Finish Anything
Reading Time: 8 mins # This post may contain affiliate links. There is a shelf behind the customer service desk at an old department store. You have seen it. Filled…
High-Performance Leadership: The Mentorship No One’s Actually Doing
Reading Time: 8 mins # This post may contain affiliate links. The whiteboard said "Leadership Development Sprint." The room smelled like recycled conference center air and desperation. Twelve high-potential employees…
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