This Valentine’s Day, Use Your Heart

This Valentine’s Day, Use Your Heart

Have you ever been in a romantic relationship that looked great on paper, but just didn’t feel right in your gut? You could carefully explain to anyone who asked why she was So Great and he was Just Wonderful, but you somehow knew it wouldn’t work, not because it...
Life on the Observation Deck

Life on the Observation Deck

I did okay in college. I mean, some people might say I did great – I graduated with a good GPA as part of an Honors program at a great university. I’m not saying any of that to brag – although really, outside of a job interview in the 90s, where else would I get the...
Work With Purpose

Work With Purpose

One of the assignments I’ve given my masters level class in Leadership is to create a personal development plan. I’ve encouraged them to ground the document in their “purpose,” which I define as their essential self and their reason for being. Reading over their first...
3 Surefire Ways to Make Your Resolutions Stick

3 Surefire Ways to Make Your Resolutions Stick

Two of the most fascinating traits human beings share are the capacity for incredible change, and the fear of actually changing. In fact, most of us underestimate what we are capable of accomplishing in our lifetimes, and let our fears convince us that our wildest...