I made it through another trip around the sun.  Yes, I am approaching (not there) that age when I am not excited about adding a digit, but I am glad to make it another year – not everyone did. Reality Setting In Just when the dad bod was coming into style and finding many devotees, I creakily slid into the

The Distinction Warren Buffet says, “The difference between successful people and really successful people is that really successful people say ‘no’ to almost everything.” They realize every activity carries an opportunity cost.  When we say “yes” to one thing, we necessarily say “no” to another.    The issue does not lie in easy choices such as reading the Bible vs. watching The

We needlessly postpone action while seeking the wise counsel of sages or scrolling the internet to pursue knowledge we think is a prerequisite.  In most cases, the answer is already within us or unnecessary.  A lack of will, not knowledge, often inhibits our next right action.    Need to Know? Consider all of the wellness schemes touted on TV and social

Can Always Do Better This message was instilled in me just a few months into my professional career through a senior partner’s response after I hesitantly suggested a revision to a document he had drafted.  Joe Allen said, “I have never seen anything that couldn’t be improved.”  These words have remained with me and served me well despite occasionally haunting

We know what we must do to accomplish our goals but fail to do them consistently.  To make progress, we need commitment and perseverance (i.e., discipline).    Promise Any goal undoubtedly requires doing things you would rather not do or abstaining from things you want.  Remarkably, we often have a higher commitment to others than ourselves.   On a Saturday afternoon when

How did we get here? Only a few years ago, you had to read a magazine in the waiting room of the doctor’s office or commiserate with fellow patients over your ailments.  At the airport, you talked with other travelers about where they had been or were going or daydreamed while watching the planes take off and land.  Today, each