Buying or selling a home is one of the most important financial decisions most people make. Yet, for many, it…
The Company You Keep
The better you know someone, the better chance you have of building something that lasts with them. There’s a piece…
The Retail Business I Grew Up In Has Ended
Why traditional department stores won’t survive unless they lead—and lead now The business I grew up in has ended. I…
Letting Go
The Wisdom of forgiveness as We Age As we grow older, we often find ourselves reflecting on the winding path…
Consistent Negativity / Cynicism
Those who always focus on the worst outcomes or constantly complain can drain energy and make constructive collaboration difficult.
Stranded Traveler Far From Home
“The art of a scam is convincing you to believe what you want to hear, not what is real.” It…
The Drunk Driver
“When a person is in danger, no one can afford to look the other way.” It was just another Friday…
Fireworks
“The idea of waiting for something makes it more exciting.” When I was growing up in the late 1960s and…
Clean Up Your Room
“Sometimes, the best-laid lessons are the ones that go hilariously unnoticed.” When I was nine, my sister was fourteen—old enough…
Why Discipline Can Make You an Outsider
I’ve always hated the taste of alcohol. What started as a simple aversion in my youth gradually became a conscious…
Parenting
“It is easier to build strong children than to repair broken adults.” To future generations, My hope is that one…
The Singularity:
The Future We Aren’t Preparing For In most conversations about the future, we focus on incremental changes: faster computers, smarter…