It's not heroic. It's not cause for applause. If anything, you're doing yourself real harm. Over spring break I took a few days off. A...

Social media has removed the dirt and grime of every day life. Where's the authenticity that we all crave? Social media is a fickle...

I wanted to share a sappy, personal story. The picture above is of my parents’ house but I want you to take a look at the worn-down,...

Before I graduated high school, a friend of mine taught me four guitar chords. The chords to an old 1950’s song “Oh Donna.” Each chord is...

It's time for the great "vacay" debate! It's become an annual event; August, the start of the European "holiday" season brings out ...

A bit of controversy on the blog today about “positivity.” There’s been this sweeping new religion or philosophy around “positivity.”...

Oh Linked In…you giver of many lessons. Last week as I’m browsing through Linked In, I run across a “VP of Sales” who laid this egg:...

I was doing some "July" cleaning (that's a thing, isn't it?) and found a storage bin full of cards, letters and mementos (including my...

I ran across this hilarious (and sadly true) visual the other day: As I scroll through Linked In, there are more and more profiles like...

My son is a full-on-teenager. Mood swings? Check. Sesaw between wanting to be left alone and independent but then still wanting snuggle...

This is, without a doubt, one of the hardest things I’ve written about. Not just because I’m going to share some deeply personal thoughts...

Diversity of thought is the birthplace of innovation.

I want you to picture this scene with me: You’re in a meeting with your team and your boss asks you for an update. You begin to speak and...

Too often we allow ourselves to be judged on arbitrary abilities. And then we believe the judgement. As a child, I always performed...

Learning is a process. It requires grace and failure. And time. Human learning theory : learn that 1+1=2 one day and be able to solve...

Character is what you are in the dark. I have a love/hate relationship with volleyball. There are parts of the game that I could walk...

We have a responsibility to wield these freedoms with accountability. Just as the political whirlwind is dying down, I want to dip my...

We spend so much time trying to decide what the meaning of life is...that we fail to live it. I want to use the tragic news about Kate...

Doing the dirty work can lead to glory. I love playing volleyball. When I first started playing, I was pretty terrible at it. And at...

Asking for help is hard. Waiting until it's too late is worse. (Editor’s note: Heart disease is a serious issue. This content by no...