What’s Next?

Life thrusts us into the unknown in ways we can’t always anticipate— —whether through natural disasters, personal challenges, or unexpected changes. For those directly affected, the unknown feels overwhelming and disorienting. For others, watching from afar raises questions: How can I help? How do I prepare? How do I grow? The journey from the unknown

A What’s Next Update I’ve taken a few months off to reflect on how I want to approach 2025 and my What’s Next. It’s been enjoyable as I’ve focused more on self-care—reading for learning and fun, working out daily, strengthening my meditation practice, and talking to folks about their What’s Next . One 20-year-old Navy

Navigating Election Season: A Balancing Act I’ll admit it—I’m not handling this election season very well. I go back and forth between wanting to get involved by making phone calls or canvassing, and then I swing the other way, deciding to avoid the news altogether, thinking that my small efforts won’t make any real difference.

What’s Next: Facing My What’s Next In my first few posts, I’ve shared thoughts on courage, self-understanding, and acceptance. We all need these skills and others when we ask ourselves: What’s next? But today, I want to step back and reflect on something more personal. Even when I talk about these skills, it doesn’t mean

Over the years, people have joked that I “need to have my head examined.” Well, last week, I finally did. I had an MRI to check out some tingling I was experiencing. Fortunately, everything returned normal, and my doctor even reassured me that I have a brain! Medical crises happen to people every day, and

What’s Next Skill Two: Self-Understanding I recently completed providing feedback to a group of employees who completed a three hundred sixty-degree degrees (360) evaluation at their organization. I think these surveys are one of the most effective tools for helping people understand how to improve their work performance. 360-degree evaluations involve asking questions to an