The Beauty Of Springtime Is The Reward Of A Patient S Curve

April’s come and gone, we’re in the thick of May, and I’ll bet there are a lot of folks who don’t know we just missed National Poetry Month. It’s easy […]
Finding Reasons To Laugh This April (Because It’s Good For You)

It’s tough to nail down a single origin story for April Fool’s Day – some point to a line in The Canterbury Tales, others pore through ancient manuscripts for references […]
If You Want To Root Yourself, Learn From The Great Oak Of Boxerwood

A couple of weeks ago, a monstrous oak tree – estimated to have lived around 150 years – ripped free of the ground near where I live in Virginia and […]
A Roadmap for Growth, Connection, and Team Performance

How To Better Embrace The Belief That We Have Something Worth Saying

For this month’s newsletter, I wanted to expand on an idea from last month – about the privilege of writing. When we write anything, whether a novel or an end-of-week […]
Five Tips On Writing A Book That Will Grow Your Readers – And You

The other day, a first-time author asked me for advice about writing a book. They caught me in an especially reflective mood, so I shared with them the following pointers, […]
This Holiday Season, Be Someone’s Angel – And Appreciate Those Who Watch Over You, Too

If I’m not careful, this holiday season comes and goes in the blink of an eye. We’re sitting around the table for Thanksgiving, and then, before you know it, we’re […]
On The Word “Love” And The Phenomenon Of Semantic Satiation

This month, I wanted to start this newsletter with a poem by the American poet David Romtvedt, titled “Sunday Morning Early.” My daughter and I paddle red kayaks across […]
After 8 Years of “Disrupt Yourself,” It’s Time To Turn The Mic Around And Disrupt Myself

You’ve persevered through the teething pains of the Launch Point, you’ve accelerated through the Sweet Spot, and now, after all that effort, you find yourself finally at the top of […]
392 Orit Gadiesh: The Amazing Longtime Chairman of Bain You May Not Know About

Click HERE to receive SHRM number. Confidence and curiosity make a powerful tandem. Individually, either could be a positive catalyst or, if misplaced, prove to be a distraction to meaningful progress. But […]