Absolute Citrin
Latest Posts

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
All Blog Posts
Creating Your Own Happiness
Later this week, I’ll be meeting, along with a small group of fellow consultants, with Dan Gilbert, a Harvard
The Unrelenting Season of Catastrophes
A few weeks ago we heralded the Helpers of Houston and pointed out how helpers benefit from assisting those
Back to School…for Everyone
I pulled a colorful leaf off of one my neighborhood trees and have it by my computer to remind
Be Quick But Don't Hurry
John Wooden, the legendary basketball coach for UCLA would begin each of his training camps instilling this (and other
The Resilience Of Helping
While our hearts go out to the victims of Harvey, we’ve heard story after story about the people who
Who's Training Whom?
Our little pup, Cody is just over two years old, is a barrel of fun. Training him however…not so