I found my soul mate of a dog, Emmie, in 2000 at the pound. Four years later, she picked out her partner in life and crime, Cosmo, at an adoption … Read More

As I write this, I’m drinking English Breakfast tea out of a handmade mug. It’s my favorite tea mug, tall and lean with a tiny bit of a bulge just … Read More

Last week was one of those weeks that seemed to have a theme, one wove through a couple of conversations and one Instagram video, like so: Natalia Alvarez, an expert … Read More

Last week, I shared an abbreviated version of the keynote on navigating change that I gave at the Council of Community Services annual lunch. Friends, that was one engaged and … Read More

The title of this post is the title of the keynote address I’m giving this very day during the annual meeting of The Council of Community Services. I thought it … Read More

“There’s no Batman coming to clean things up.” For the last couple of weeks, I had been thinking about why people so often don’t use their right to vote and … Read More

“To love someone is to learn the song in their heart and sing it to them when they have forgotten.”   – Arne Garborg   Early Sunday morning, I sent a … Read More

What: A free-form conversation with your growth community (that is, only folks who subscribe to my newsletter and anyone you invite!) When: Every Wednesday from noon to 12:30ish Eastern How … Read More

My go-to social media outlet these days is Instagram. Saturday evening, I was stretched out on the bed of the Days Inn room where Theresa and I spent our weekend, … Read More

My first business was a personal chef service that I started after dropping out of a community college culinary program. I learned a lot about how to start and run … Read More