Not long ago, I was in a restaurant and a waiter dropped a full tray a meter from a table of four. There was glass everywhere, someone had wine on their shoes, and the whole room was as quiet as…
“I’m only telling you this because I care about you.” Most of us have heard this statement at some point, and most of us have felt that weird little drop in the stomach that comes with it. Because you know…
There’s a special kind of silence for about ten minutes before an adult child tells you something real. You don’t usually meet face to face. Usually you are doing something with your hands. Then a sentence comes along that has…
I once wrote emails that were four times longer than they actually needed to be. Someone invites me to do something I can’t do, and instead of saying no, I send a message. The time, the workload, the other thing…
My grandfather started swimming when he was 74 years old. I mean, on a swim team, there’s a coach, a kickboard, and about 20 other retirees. He spent his entire life afraid of putting his face in water and spent…
Want to stop putting off your goals and finally achieve them? Setting goals is the easy part. The real challenge is staying consistent when motivation fades or life gets busy. This is where accountability can play an important role. Having…
A few years ago, a friend of mine got the promotion he had been craving. Great Leap Forward, better money, lots of it. He told me over dinner, I said all the right things, and then I made a mental…
A reader recently shared something with me that I think a lot of people can relate to: “I’ve been thinking about changing careers and starting my own business. I’d love it if you could write something about the courage to…
I have a friend in Saigon who never feels flustered when arriving anywhere. Same flow as me. The same broken sidewalks, the same motorcycles, and the same afternoon rain turned the street into a river. He never seemed to be…
You haven’t spoken for years. No arguments, no drama, just life pulling you in different directions. Then you’re back in the same room and for ten minutes it’s like no time has passed at all. Most people have at least…
