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Watching the Fire
Sheila invited me to a date night down at the Touchstone Center for Crafts in the Laurel Highlands. Touchstone

Organizations Have a What’s Next Problem Too
Their Leadership Plans In my Substack posts, I mostly write about what it means for individuals to navigate What’s

Something Unexpected Is Still Growing
Hair Today, More Tomorrow The summer I interned at the National Institutes of Health, I got a perm. The

How I Spent My Birthday Awake Wondering Who Is Right
It is 1:54 on Tuesday morning as I am writing this. I know the exact time because I just

I Asked AI to Roast Me.
It Got Personal. Editor’s Note: A number of folks have reached out to me asking why I haven’t written

The Day I Became My Own Client
One ending, one beginning Sixteen years ago, I walked into my boss’s office for our regular Monday morning meeting
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The Pursuit of Happiness
One of our inalienable rights as Americans is to pursue happiness and certainly if we are building resilience in
Being Cool in Real Time Stress
One of the most challenging parts of being resilient is staying in the moment when a stressful event is
The New Mecca of Relaxation: Your Neighborhood Airport Terminal
The story on the monitor began with soft relaxing music as the commentator walked leisurely down the hall, past
Watch Your Kid's Technology
Today’s parents are often accused of being helicopter-ish. They are seen as hovering overhead, and protecting their young ones
Our Negativity Bias
Biologically, we are programmed to look for the worst in situations…and it is a good thing we do. Our
Risk and Resilience
One of the reasons we experience stress is due to the fear that we will not be able to