Kindness is one of the 24 VIA Strengths.  I remember the first time I had a conversation with an entrepreneurial client who had just found out they had Kindness as one of their top 5 strengths.  They knew it was an accurate assessment of their strength. They also wondered aloud if being kind had hindered...Read More

n Paris was and is one of my guilty binge-worthy pleasures.  The setting, the clothes, the characters.    I prepared for my vacation there this week by doing all the normal things one does for a trip.   I packed, organized, and shut out all the unthinkable things that occurred during the week by rewatching...Read More

Some titles are just so good that I can’t stop myself from finding out more.  The podcast, Conversations with People Who Hate Me was just such a temptation.  I heard about the podcast through another podcast, Your Undivided Attention, which has become a regular in my listening routine.  Why?  Because as part of my own...Read More

I appreciate it when a “mistake” is so perfect it sets off a chain reaction of good.  That is exactly what happened when a friend recommended to a group of us that we watch an episode of Oprah’s Super Soul Sunday.  The episode was celebrating the 20-year anniversary of Marianne Williams’ book, A Return to...Read More

Middle school through high school is when we mentally embed most of our favorite songs.  By your mid-30’s you only add about 5-10% of new music.  That helps explain why Motown, disco, and Michael Jackson get me moving, yet rap and hip-hop never got on to my playlist.Read More

Conversations make me come alive.  Not the conversations I tend to have with myself all day long, but the conversations I get to engage in with all the interesting people I am meeting in my evolving work focus this year. One such conversation took place thanks to Jackson Kerchis taking the initiative and reaching out...Read More

As much as I like writing about passion and paychecks, I believe there is a real social dilemma we are not speaking about.  Knowing I view all questions through the lens of positive psychology, and the belief that all human problems have human solutions, let me know if you know the answer (or a good...Read More

Paycheck or Passion is such a fun topic for me.  I have written and spoken about the elusive paycheck, passion, and happiness debate many times over the years.  Currently, I am having fun watching how different generations are embracing the issue with newfound post-pandemic fervor. Imagine this.  You are a parent.  Your twenty-one-year-old child advises...Read More

Remember when being political in business meant someone was kissing up to the boss to leapfrog over you for a promotion? Remember when being politically astute in business meant aligning with someone who would champion your career? Am I the only one who longs to return to that version of politics in business?Read More