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Over the last several weeks you have read about my experiences, revelations, and internal struggles around life’s major tradeoffs, finding our identity, and facing our fears. This week, I want to go a bit deeper and share with you how a single event can change a person’s perception of themselves in a split second. What […]
Recently I was talking to a friend who was released from his company after 20 years of employment. I could hear in his voice a feeling of being lost. He is by nature an optimistic guy. He is always really upbeat and someone I have looked for to show me the bright side in many […]
Does a magician believe his own magic? Is there a point in time where he practices a trick so many times that in the end he himself believes it to be true? I have never thought of myself as magician, but I will have to admit there is something magical about being able rationalize anything; […]
I have been contemplating what it means to be a leader. There was a time in my life when I thought that leadership was a title. When I played sports in school, someone was always named captain of the team, and of course all teams need to have a coach. They were leaders, right? After […]
Recently, I was sitting with some peers at an employee celebration luncheon. One of the guys on our team is part of the millennial generation, while the rest of us represent either the baby boomer generation or Gen X. Someone made a comment that referenced a TV show from the 1970s; our Gen X friend […]
