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My grandfather was a small town surgeon, an effusive man and, to a five-year old girl, a bit intimidating.  Nevertheless, when he and my grandmother proposed taking me on the train to Chicago [...]

My four-year old grandson Tee loves the breakfast smoothies I make with bananas and strawberries.  As I was peeling a banana with brown spots, preparing to pinch off a bruise, Tee said, “Stop [...]

There are days when I feel like such a failure and feel like I just can’t answer the question: What Do I Do Next? Do I clean off my desk?  Finally follow up with non-urgent email?  Work on the [...]

Here’s hoping you had a fantastic Thanksgiving break – spending time with friends and family, watching football, getting those Black Friday deals. It’s always fascinates me how Thanksgiving [...]

Recently I had the pleasure of spending another day with Jack Canfield, author of the Chicken Soup for the Soul series (arguably one of the most popular series ever written). As Jack was talking [...]

Right after college I moved to New York.  My first job was around the corner from the MOMA – the Museum of Modern Art – tucked away on West 53rd Street just off 5th Avenue.  My [...]

On a colorful fall afternoon, fifty financial advisors from around the country arrived at an inn in Middle Tennessee.  Their purpose was to engage in conversations about life, meaning, mission [...]

Coming to you from the Nashville airport…. Learn how you can find the freedom in choice even in situations that seem to be out of your control.

Every now and then, when I’m working with a client or talking to a friend, a strange thing happens – I realize the issue they are dealing with is one that deserves attention in my own life. [...]

Clearly all of us have had positive, fun, rewarding experiences and we’ve all obviously had the opposite – frustrating, negative, painful experiences. How we put them together and the story we [...]