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Who Are Your People?

Who Are Your People?

This week I’ve been thinking about how grateful I am for my people. I don’t mean “my people” in a business sense or being part of a like-minded “tribe” (although those people are important, too). I mean people people. The people who...
Need to Create Vs. Need for Acceptance

Need to Create Vs. Need for Acceptance

In the song La Vie Boheme from my favorite musical Rent, Mark sings, “The opposite of war isn’t peace…it’s creation!” I love the line, but I know that for many people, the act of creation puts them at war with themselves, or at least...
Your Stake in the Ground

Your Stake in the Ground

A few weeks ago in my blog post The Perks of New Adventures, I wrote about running the endurance Ragnar Relay and what I got out of it — mind, body, and soul. But there’s a very important perk I forgot to mention in that post — namely, the powerful...
The Fear & the Freedom of Getting Personal

The Fear & the Freedom of Getting Personal

I’ve worked with a handful of memoirists over the past several years, and I’m always blown away by their ability to write candidly and honestly about their lives…even (or especially) about moments that may have been less than impressive. And while...