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Stop Staying Busy. Start Being Relevant
I haven’t written a What’s Next piece since early December. Not because I ran out of ideas, but because

Mental Fitness: The Muscle We Forget to Train
Its time our heads have a training program, too When I was at the gym this weekend, trying to

What We’re Really Choosing This Thanksgiving
And it may not be family anymore For years, my Thanksgiving message has always been about why we should

What I Discovered in the Potter’s Studio
Seeing the small things that shape our What’s Next A few weeks ago, Sheila and I were in Taos

The Future of Work is Here
Are You? Amazon announced this week that it’s laying off 14,000 employees—about 5% of its workforce. Paramount Skydance is

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
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Let’s Get Back to Normal
New normal, old normal, new normal becoming the old normal. I’ve heard it all lately, including from a colleague
Pandemic Inspiration
Art, writing, and nature inspired me during this past year of pandemic life. Amid the gloom of worry and
Please Put Your Oxygen Mask on First…to Avoid Secondary Stress
We know there is danger from being around tobacco users and secondary smoke is now a documented health hazard.
Reentry Happiness
I received a great deal of feedback last week regarding Reentry Stress and how challenging it will be for
Yikes: Another Transition
I’m convinced that we are firmly committed to make things as hard on ourselves as we possibly can. It’s
Rest in Peace, Resilient Wednesday
After 344 Resilient Wednesday’s, I think it is time to call it quits on resilience. I’ve reached this conclusion