I Blog About Life and Leadership

Are You Doing What You Enjoy?

I am a little embarrassed it took me so long. I used to ask, “what do you want?” when I was trying to help people figure out what they needed to do to move themselves towards their best lives. It’s a clear enough question, but after hearing really smart and good people stumble for an […]

Happy Hour Special – 2 for 1 Pints of Poison

We humans do some really strange and terrible things to ourselves at times. We might be able to claim it’s unintentional, and that might even offer a smidge of relief. But we can do better. I know you’ve heard it before, so consider this a loving, gentle reminder: If you are choosing to cling to […]

Stop Life From Kicking You In The Butt

I hear from so many good and smart people say that it’s hard to “get it all done.” There’s the job, the kids, the spouse, partner, significant other, the desire to workout, the desire to do everything well, the pressure of it all…I often hear that these wonderful folks feel like life is kicking them […]

Are You Free?

Every single day good people imprison themselves. They tell themselves that they are not enough. That they are failures. That they are too sensitive. That they are not sensitive enough. That they are not pretty enough. That they are not thin enough. That nothing good will ever happen for them. That nobody will ever love […]

Be Sure To Only Die Once

When my mother died nearly twenty years ago, my world turned upside down and I was completely unable to continue with my life as I had known it before her death. I didn’t know how to live without my mother and I struggled mightily. One day, several months after mom’s death while I was still as […]