Thirteen Years

It’s a strange thing, getting older. You don’t notice it happening day to day, but then one morning you realize … More

What Gives Me Direction in Life (The Real Answer, Not the Pretty One)

When I was younger, direction came from the usual stuff — ambition, building something, taking care of my family, trying … More

What are you going to be when you grow up? This is a question I was often asked by my … More

If someone insulted you yesterday and needed your help today, would you let resentment make the decision for you? I’ve … More

Fear Can Sometimes Be a Good Thing If You Do Something About It What has driven me to take care … More

A funny thing about aging: it always hits everybody else first. You run into an old friend and think, Holy … More

I’ve watched this play out my whole life, in business, in friendships, even within families. Strength attracts people. Weakness pushes … More

When I’m writing this I’m sixty-nine, and one hundred still sounds like something you see on TV. The cameras show … More

Failure Is Usually Just a Delayed Introduction to Success When you get to my age, you realize something interesting about … More

In 2001 my nervous system blew a fuse. That’s the simplest way to describe it. What started as stress and … More

“A healthy man has many goals, a sick man has one.” When I look back over my life and ask … More

Most people think of life as a series of chapters where you close one and move on to the next, … More