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Whether consciously or unconsciously, we generally resist change even when our heads know that we want the change. To grow will involve change. And what is a life without continual growth?

How do we communicate with others? What and how will get through to those you want to get your message? I always think that people are going to read the emails I send, and yet I skim most of the emails I receive, even important ones. At least sometimes. We are always in a hurry [...]

Being busy is really just a shift of priorities. You may have a project that takes over for a while, or maybe you get so busy with your job that it takes over your entire career, being busy one thing to the next with breaks that are barely long enough to refresh until it is [...]

When we are making a tough decision, sometimes it is good to get advice from others. Do they agree with your decision? Can they help you implement it? Ask good questions? Provide advice now and along the way? But of course, everyone is eager to offer their advice. Make sure you listen to those you [...]

When should you be unique, quirky, self vs. tweak your personality to fit a different mold? Sometimes it is important not to offend certain people. Yet, if you try to mold your personality to offend no one, you may become an unattractive, boring person - even to yourself. I suspect that most of us fall [...]

Our mind has an amazing ability to dwell on something and blow it out of proportion. I was recently talking to someone about the supervisors that I have had and I recalled a story from 15 years ago. The boss at my first real, full time, adult job forgot to tell me about a staff [...]

When there is too much information or we have too many choices, we often make no decision at all. This is of course a decision in and of itself, but it doesn't feel like it and is often easiest, while also often being the worst. I read recently that employees offered many options to invest [...]

It was a rare lovely day and I was out on a trail with my pup. We passed a middle-aged couple. I pulled off to the right side of the trail which forced the gentleman to move further to the center. As soon as I made my move I could tell that his body did [...]

Marie Kondo has introduced us to the idea of deciding whether to hold onto our personal possessions by asking if the items bring us joy. But what if we applied that same tactic to our most valuable resource, our time. What do you spend time on that truly sparks joy? Do you have enough of [...]