The fall season is officially here. I know that because oak trees in all their glory are dropping their acorn bounty quite literally everywhere. Hundreds of acorns, at all times of day and night, bounce off the roof and scatter across the pavement. They fall on my head. The ground is littered with them, crunching […]
I’ve been enjoying some time in the Midwest in Missouri lately. If you’ve ever driven a country road in Missouri, you know there’s a good chance it is going to be hilly. Missouri has a vast network of small rural roads that bend and wind around big rocks, cliffs and Dollar Generals. Yesterday as I […]
We all know that change is a given in any organization—whether it’s a merger, new leadership, or even something like rolling out new software. The thing is, while change might be good for business, many times it leaves employees feeling stressed out, uncertain, and anxious. The key to navigating these shifts? Emotional resilience. This often […]
Do you find yourself obsessing over the amount of sleep you get each night? Many of us do. Raising my hand here, I have counted myself among the crowd to worry about this one. We live in a society that constantly bombards us with information about the perfect amount of sleep needed to function well. […]
If you’re risk-averse, the prospect of taking a risk typically brings to mind one of two outcomes that leave us dealing with anxiety: 1) either the attempt fails—or worse, it proves harmful—or 2) it succeeds but introduces new challenges and unknowns you might not feel equipped to handle. The second outcome can be especially daunting. […]
Do you think AI will take over therapy and make people like me obsolete? It’s interesting to me that when some new and revolutionary tech pops onto the scene, people immediately go to the worst case scenario. It will take all our jobs. We won’t be able to think for ourselves. It will take over […]
There’s something kind of magical about knowing exactly when the moon will sneak in front of the sun and cast a brief shadow over the day. I remember an eclipse when I was in middle school that I witnessed through a pinhole on a sheet of paper. While I didn’t see the eclipse directly because […]
One thing is becoming very clear as Generation X enters AARP territory: we are now in charge of the class (we just let ourselves in, thank you very much) and we just wanna rock. I follow a few Gen X groups on Facebook, and the nostalgia for 80s music is unbelievably strong. I think that’s […]
Early in my career, I remember a youngish senior director who worked from 8 a.m. until 5 p.m. every day. He rarely came in early or left late. You could almost set your Casio watch by his schedule. This was a busy and fast paced company, and there was always plenty to do. But he […]
Feeling a bit insecure is something we all deal with from time to time. Who hasn’t gone into an important presentation, a big game, or a new support group with some butterflies about how you’re going to pull this off? I would venture that even today’s most reliable standard bearers of achievement still struggle with […]