From Ordinary to Extraordinary
This Thanksgiving week, be thankful for your unique future. The leap, it turns out, is never cookie-cutter predictable. It comes at different people from different directions. Sometimes the leap is...
View ArticleThe Lobsturkey Illusion
Why did the Pilgrims choose to dine on Turkey for Thanksgiving? Actually, it was because they believed that lobster, plentiful in the waters around them, were actually giant insects – some type of...
View ArticleThe Only Career Resolutions You’ll Ever Need
There are thousands of different strategies to achieve a successful and fulfilling career. But there are two that matter more than any of the others. This year,commit to these resolutions and watch...
View ArticleKilling the Snakes
Shortly after H. Ross Perot had sold his company to General Motors and joined its board, he made the following infamous observation, “Where I come from, when we see a snake, we kill it. You guys form...
View ArticleThe Unwisdom of Multitasking
Recently, Seth Godin chimed in on the debate about the use of facebook and other social media tools at work: “You’re competing against people in a state of flow, people who are truly committed, people...
View ArticleYour Elite College is Not Worth the Price of Admission
Recently, two experienced and respected economists published a research paper arguing that the most elite colleges did not give their graduates an earnings boost over less prestigious schools they may...
View ArticleI am a Millennial, and I Deserve…
As a twenty-something in the workforce, I have the unalienable right to: • Work in an environment that is completely socially responsible. • Work for a company whose purpose is completely aligned with...
View ArticleMarch Marathon Update: Get On the Train!
I am running the Big Sur marathon in May to raise funds for The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society. If you can, please make a tax-deductible donation to my campaign at this link. Thank you! Back in...
View ArticleFate
It seems that there are certain things that happened in my life, that had they never occurred, my life could not have possibly turned out as it did. Equally, there are other things I desperately...
View ArticleIt’s All About Perspective
On Sunday I completed the Big Sur International Marathon in California. After the race, I was lucky enough to bump into Jesus Carlos, the winner of the race. We shared race times (his – 2:20, mine –...
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