“Only the wisest and stupidest of men never change.” –Confucius When was the last time you were confused? How are you making chaos your life companion? Are you having meaningful conversations? I still remember his death. I see him die a thousand times each time I close my eyes. I…

“A plan is an ideal. A plan is not a blueprint.” My #GranPa I have always prided myself on being a (mad) man with a plan. Yet often, I have learned after many personal and professional failures that I can change plans. A plan is an ideal to aim for…

“We can only see a short distance ahead, but we can see plenty there that needs to be done.” — Alan Turing I have struggled with goals my whole life. For most of my life, I have never really set goals. …

“Take a step back. Life gets distorted when you examine things from too close up.” — Richelle E. Goodrich Again? Really? I am exhausted, I screamed in my head. I just got the first signs of the flu. My wife and two children are recovering from the same illness. My…

“What people in the world think of you is really none of your business.” ― Martha Graham Are you a fool of stops? Are you living in a semi-coma? Are you breathing through a comma? I have never really paid attention to punctuation in my life. …

“Satisfy your psychological needs, and you’ll work harder than ever.” –Steve Magness How substantial is your autonomy? Where do you feel like you belong? What is that competency wall before you? “Fake it until you make it!” has never made it for me. Let me explain. I am often self-conscious…

“ A smooth sea never made a skilled sailor.” –Franklin D. Roosevelt What fears are you facing today? How are you listening to your emotions? Fly, Fight of Freeze: which is your default in the face of fear? I have constantly reframed FEAR as False Evidence Appearing Real. Yet, even…

“The time for action is now. It’s never too late to do something.” – Antoine de Saint-Exupery What change will you embrace today? How will you face your challenge today? How will you put your ego in check today? EVERYTHING CHANGES! — I love the comfort of my routines. I…

“The chief task in life is simply this: to identify and separate matters so that I can say clearly to myself which are externals not under my control, and which have to do with the choices I actually control.” — Epictetus. Discourses. II.5 Where is your circle of control? How…