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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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The Happiness Equation
Jo Craven McGinty apologetically pointed out to her financially focused Wall Street Journal readers this week, “money isn’t everything”.
Robust Yet Fragile
Train derailment causes massive oil leak in community. Drought conditions in California foster massive wildfires. Thunderstorms and lightening strikes
Our Moment of Zen
I’m showing some early signs of Daily Show withdrawal symptoms now that Jon Stewart has left the building. I
Book Update
As most of you know, I am currently writing a manuscript for BEP Press on resilience in the workplace.
30-Day Development Sprints
We’ve talked before about the idea that building resilience is like building a muscle. You have to exercise it
"Yes, And…"
For many years, I’ve been involved with an improvisational arts community called Interplay that uses the arts of movement,