December 2, 2020
About six months ago, I started answering my cell phone by saying, “Good news only!” I’m not sure why I started doing that (I admit I’ve […]
November 25, 2020
Roller coaster enthusiasts have a term for the brief period of time right after a roller coaster has gone up the first hill, but before it […]
November 18, 2020
Back in high school I was excited to be accepted into an Honors English class, but not so excited when the first test was returned to […]
November 11, 2020
I was flying back from Charlotte after delivering a seminar for a client, seated in the last row of the plane in an aisle seat. When […]
October 30, 2020
In a survey by the American Psychological Association, more than half of US adults (56%) reported significant stress related to the 2020 presidential election. It is […]
October 28, 2020
One of my favorite concepts in psychology is called “Parkinson’s Law.” It suggests that work will expand to fill the time that was allotted for it. […]
October 21, 2020
For years I’ve had a personal “Board of Directors.” This isn’t a formal group that has scheduled meetings. And (so far) none of them has asked […]
October 14, 2020
Viktor Frankl’s powerful book Man’s Search for Meaning is a gem. (He nearly published anonymously, until someone convinced him otherwise.) It has profoundly impacted my outlook […]
October 7, 2020
Mark Twain said,” There are two kinds of people in the world: one kind separates people into two kinds of people and the other kind doesn’t.” […]
