"Beauty Will Save the World"
"Well, that's just beautiful!" When was the last time you said that? What were you seeing or hearing? Was it something in nature, a...
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Bad Music and Good Leadership
I don't like conflict. By nature, I lean toward harmony, almost to a fault. But harmony isn't always what we need. In music, harmonious...
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Has Everything Really Changed?
Life is different now than it was last year, or last decade or century, and our present circumstances will not always be like this....
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Heavy Traffic, Musical Modulations, and Career Changes (They're all the same)
Do you like merging into heavy traffic? I bet that's not a question you've been asked before. Am I right? Merging into five or six...
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This Could Be Hard to Say
Imagine that it’s Monday morning and you’re just getting started with your day when your boss emails you and says, “Come by my office before you go to lunch.” Later that day, your child’s teacher catches you as you pick her up and asks you to schedule an after-school conference as soon as possible. Then you check your phone and see this text from your spouse, “We need to talk. Tonight.” Now what? Sounds like some difficult conversations may be on your schedule. Or what abou
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Any More Questions?
I recently asked a question to over 200 people, 202, to be exact. I asked them, "What's one of the most important questions you ask...
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Any More Questions? (Survey Results)
I surveyed over 200 people, 202, to be exact. I asked them, “What’s one of the most important questions you ask yourself to keep growing...
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Nobody Cares? (A Few Thoughts on Empathy)
I had to get closer to see the bumper sticker on the car in front of me. I wish I hadn't. Stick figure people were being tossed into the...
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The Problem with Being a Self-Made Billionaire
I read an article recently about the youngest self-made billionaire in the world. Yes, that's BILLION with a "B!" After dealing with a...
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Negative Reality Norm Theory OR What's Wrong with Happy Endings?
Do you like happy endings? You know, the and-they-lived-happily-ever-after kind of endings? I don't like "sappy" endings but I like it...
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