Growing up, the mid-life crisis was often depicted as a middle-aged man selling the family mini-van to buy a sports car. Or maybe having...

My son discovered the stage a little later than I did. He’s mostly a “left brain” kid – or has been up until recently (with math being is...

While driving through my neighborhood the other day, I saw many neighbors out in the yard mowing. All of them sitting on these big,...

Show of hands – how many of you are in the "I don’t know what I want to do with my life” phase? It can hit anyone, but is particularly...

When I worked at the American Academy of Family Physicians, one of the perks was shutting down between Christmas and New Years. As I’ve...

I'm going to get a lot of hate for this one. Today – I’m going after a sacred cow. I’m going to be called a snowflake. Y’all are going to...

We live in a goal-driven society. Everyone has vision boards and KPI matrices…we set goals for New Year’s resolutions, work goals, life...

I'm giving you an assignment: If it's been two years or more since you last updated your resume? Get it done in the next two weeks. Why?...

It comes as no surprise to anyone who has followed this blog or checks me out on Linked In: I’m a huge proponent of using your PTO. I’m a...

Ah, the age old “kids today” argument. But it’s in a new guise – the participation trophy – argument. It goes something like “kids today...

I am back from two wonderful weeks of vacation. At some point this week, I was scrolling through Linked In and I saw this tired, overused...

The other day, I was flipping channels on the TV and one of my favorite movies was wrapping up: Mr. Holland’s Opus . If you haven’t seen...

When my sister and I were little, we were playing a board game. An argument broke out and my poor mother lost her stuff. The board game...

Everywhere you look, there’s talk about ‘hard work.’ We worship at the alter of hard work. Virtually every job posting states: “looking...

Anyone familiar with the phrase “do what you love and you’ll never work a day in your life?” I hear it pitched around Linked In like it’s...

Sipping coffee this morning and looking out at a fresh blanket of snow…it brought to mind two experiences I’ve had in my career. Company...

I come back to this video from time to time. I'll let you watch the full frame-up, but Hugh Jackman wasn't supposed to sing during this...

I posted a message to Pope Francis about his message around the selfishness of small families. The feedback from my community was...

I don’t know why we continue to perpetuate and buy into the world’s worst advice. What is that advice? “If you do what you love, you’ll...

I’ve seen an ugly trend bubbling up across my work-world…and personal-world, including social media. We are becoming a society of...