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The New (and Old) Realities of Careers
What Has Changed—and What Never Will In 2021, I wrote a Resilient Wednesday post about the strength of the

What’s Next? Meet Your New BOTT
Your Life…on the “Back of the Tombstone” A friend of mine reads obituaries every day. He tells me they’re

The September Mindset
From backpacks to breakthroughs, this is the time for fresh starts — at any age. Although we’re still a

The $10K Lesson That Shaped My What’s Next
The timeless life skill that still outperforms today’s tech tools. A recent Wall Street Journal story described how tough

Keep Taking the Next Shot
Last weekend, I played golf with friends, and one of them brought his father, Bob. In his younger days,

AI is Coming for You
“I must study politics and war that my sons may have liberty to study mathematics and philosophy, to give
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I’ve Spent a Career Helping Others: Here’s What I’ve Learned About Helping Myself
A few weeks ago, I sat down with Danielle Krischik on her podcast The Story Effect. We were supposed

What’s Next: It’s Time to Focus on What’s Right
Most of today’s discussion concerns what’s broken—at work, in our mental health, and the world. There’s an entire industry

“No One Ever Taught Me That” – The Hidden Gap in Leadership
My colleague and co-author, Michael Couch, recently forwarded a note from the president of a search firm who had

Uncertainty Is the New Normal—So Now What?
Tariffs on, tariffs off. Market down, market up. AI is revolutionizing everything —or maybe it’s not all it’s cracked

The Note That Changed Everything
The other day, I was in my mastermind group when a colleague—let’s call her Susan—shared a story that stopped

What’s Next: Generational Drama- Brought to You by Lazy Thinking
This week, a Wall Street Journal article by Callum Borchers caught my attention. It focused on managing Gen Z