Lately I've been doing that thing people in their thirties tend to do. Reflecting. Not in a dramatic, mid-life crisis kind of way, but in those quiet moments on a long walk. I find myself thinking back to who I was at 20. The version of me who thought he ...Read More
The most reliable person on your team — the one who answers Slack at 11pm, who notices the boss's mood before anyone else, who has the deck ready before it was asked for — may not be ambitious in the way we usually mean that word. For some ...Read More
The cruelest thing you can do to a competent adult is treat them like they've already become someone else. And the people most likely to do this aren't strangers or doctors — they're the adult children who love their aging parents most. Most people assume the danger zone in ...Read More
My father woke at 5 a.m. for forty-something years. I grew up watching him do it. By the time I was in my teens, I had decided this was the most disciplined thing I'd ever seen. He was a school teacher. Long days at the front of a classroom, ...Read More
The day I handed over my office keys, I expected to feel relief. I'd spent over thirty years in education — teacher, career coach, executive manager — and I'd helped countless people navigate transitions. I knew the theory. I knew William Bridges' three phases of transition by heart. ...Read More
For years, many of us are sold the same vision of retirement. Work hard. Save enough money. Reach the finish line. Then finally relax. And yet, something surprising happens to many people after the initial honeymoon phase wears off. The endless leisure they once dreamed about begins to feel strangely empty. The ...Read More