I often get asked for advice on "the best time to..." find a job, start graduate school, change careers, start a business, ask for a...

My first real experience in gardening was after my first year of university. I stuck around for a week after classes let out, and helped...

Back to school season is upon us. As a kid, I was always excited for the new school year to start. To learn new things, to move...

One side benefit of having children is having a great excuse to watch kids movies. One of my favorites is Kung Fu Panda. Po, the...

Have you ever met an Olympian? They are extraordinary people. In Greek mythology, the Olympians were literally gods - set apart from...

Gardeners are inherently optimistic people. Planting seeds now for flowers or fruits later is an exercise in patience that is often lost...

It might be an unrealistic expectation for every day to be epic. One that sticks out in your memory above all the others for how things...

Iron sharpens iron. Absolutely correct. If you are an athlete - one of the best ways to get better is to compete against opponents...

We have come to take for granted from movies over the past 70+ years that the US Military will win the day. We believe that John Wayne...

Memorial Day has become the first celebration of summer. We have big car races like the Indy 500 and the Coca Cola 600. We flock to the...

I've been having a recurring dream since the pandemic started - I'm going on a trip (or coming home from one) and I am just not ready. I...

This time of year is full of so much energy - everything is green and growing, and not just trees and cicadas. My social feeds are full...

It’s been a while since we blogged about hacks for personal performance. Too long. Which is kind of the point, considering that today’s...

It's up to you to build the life you want. Let go of whatever anchors are holding you fast and go explore the world that awaits you....

I would like to try surfing one day. As a kid growing up in the mountains, there has not been much opportunity to try it. But it looks...

There was an add campaign years ago for a donut chain featuring an exhausted baker getting up in the wee hours to make fresh donuts for...

Have you ever had big plans and then it rains? No amount of complaining has ever made the rain stop. It does on it's own time. You...

All the best ideas and big plans mean nothing unless we actually take steps to start doing them. We all have the habit of getting into...

There are many headwinds facing executive teams right now – COVID being the obvious existential threat – but there are several other...

I've been thinking about a line from the Disney/Pixar movie WALL-E (highly recommend, even if you don't have kids). The Captain of the...