Bold and Better

Back when I had a long commute, I heard a podcast guest make a reference in passing to Lao Tsu’s principle of letting the dirt settle in your mud puddle.” Although it was quite relevant to the topic of the episode, neither the guest nor the host said anything more about it, leaving me to…

In this fast-paced world, travel has become an essential part of our lives, from business trips to family vacations. Yet, packing can often be a stressful and overwhelming experience. The key to stress-free and easy travel is in the preparation, especially when it comes to packing. When it comes to preparing for travel, I’m a…

Have you ever found yourself agreeing to take on a project or attend an event you had no interest in because you didn’t want to disappoint someone? Or perhaps you said “yes” to another work assignment when you were already overloaded with tasks. We often struggle with saying “no” even when we know that it…

In his thought-provoking book, The Lion Tracker, Boyd Varty shares a profound statement: “I don’t know where I’m going but I know how to get there.” These words resonate with many of us who find ourselves at different points in our personal and professional journeys, trying to navigate the paths ahead. While conventional wisdom often…

As human beings, we are often driven by a sense of purpose or a set of principles that guide our actions and decisions. Purpose and principles are not the same, but one is not better than the other. We often hear about these paths applied to business leadership, but by examining them in that context,…

I’ve always felt like a fraud. Well, maybe not exactly a fraud, more like a play-actor. Like I didn’t really belong. Like everyone around me was smarter, more talented, and more deserving of success than I was. I used to think that I was the only one who felt this way, but as I’ve grown…

Before I get too deep into this post, I’ll tell you that I have the answer to my own question. It’s not really a rhetorical question, though, because I didn’t have the answer until recently. Well, maybe I did and I didn’t want to admit it to myself. That’s probably closer to the truth. I’m…

After, or even during, a major event—mass shooting, weather disturbance, actions as a result of a pandemic—in discussions about public policy or legislation, we often see “How would you feel if it were you/your child/your parent?” I have told friends several times, “I don’t know how I would feel in that situation, and neither do…

Here we are almost at the end of 2020. We had wildfires, earthquakes, hurricanes, a global pandemic and ensuing recession. We stayed home and away from social gatherings, and none of this really required reiteration, did it? Was it a total bust? Was there nothing gained in this wreck of a year? I’ve managed A’s…