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Not That You Care
Not That You Care
A while back, someone tacked the phrase “not that you care” onto the end of a sentence. I was momentarily taken aback and a bit…
October 7, 2025
Resilience is a Learnable Skill Set
Folks, I do my best to plan ahead, to live smart and avoid dumb, to sidestep as many of life’s pitfalls and traps as I…
October 2, 2025
By Fearing the Worst, I Destroyed the Best
Decades and decades ago, I ran across a scrap of paper (post move-out in a vacant apartment), evidently a portion of a discarded letter. I…
September 30, 2025
Which Do You Believe in Most: The Goal? Or the Obstacle?
What we focus on expands, thoughts held in mind attract in kind, and energy flows where attention goes. Where are your thoughts taking you? More…
September 25, 2025
One Day it Will All Be Done… NOT!
Folks, I’ve got to tell you, there really is no finish line. Oh, there is goal accomplishment and task completion, all good and wonderful things.…
September 23, 2025
How to Become the Smartest Person in the Room
To give away the punch line up front, this all turns on how we choose to define ‘The Smartest Person’. And while raw IQ definitely…
September 18, 2025
Have You Created Your Inner Sanctuary?
Life can be challenging and chaotic. Unfortunately, we can’t magically whisk ourselves beachside to Tahiti for instant stress release. And you know what? Even if…
September 16, 2025
What are Your Centering Phrases?
Centering phrases are anything that speaks to us, calming words we use to call forth our best selves in times of need or stress. I’ve…
September 11, 2025
Are You Brave?
I’m not asking about charging a machinegun nest in WWII… I’m speaking about emotional courage. Do you have the internal fortitude to get up every…
September 9, 2025
Hot Breath of the Wolf
What drives you? What motivates you? What is your why, your passion, your mission? Most of us are propelled by a mosaic of motivations, a…
September 4, 2025
The 25th Hour of the 8th Day
I live for, I find freedom and release, in the 25th Hour of the 8th Day. The wild impossibility the concept evokes liberates my mind…
September 2, 2025