Do you look at your accomplishments and ignore your disappointments? Do you look only at your disappointments and ignore your wins? Or do you ignore it all? Whatever approach you take, keep in mind that how you end is how you begin.
How You Turn Your Triumphs into Failures — and How to Stop
How You Turn Your Triumphs into Failures — and How to Stop To feel fulfilled, you must break the habit that transforms “more than enough” into “not enough.”
The Curse of Great Expectations
I just read David Brooks’ poignant Op-Ed in the New York Times on the epidemic of “conditional love” between parents and children in our culture. The entire piece is a must-read for every person who has ever been a parent or a child (so, yes, everyone). I won’t even attempt to summarize his thesis […]
The Writing Challenge
I’m failing spectacularly. It’s November 1, and most of the visions I had for 2014 are not even close to being reality. I need look no further than this blog. It sits here, barren, waiting for my words to populate its pages and attract visitors to click on links. I have been thinking about where […]
What Happens When You Fall Short?
Many people I know like to say that if you focus on what you need to make happen and work really hard, then the universe will help you and put the rest in place. Sometimes that is true and it works out. And other times, you bust ass all week, ignore everything else to make […]