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Years ago my daughter Eden brought one of her “Where’s Waldo?” books to me and we sat on the couch scouring the pages for Waldo, that striped-shirted wonder who is often so tricky to find. If you’re unfamiliar with the “Where’s Waldo” books then understand that it’s a picture book filled with drawings of hundreds of characters and you’re supposed …
Cancel culture is on the rise. With the internet cataloging everything you ever said or did, people are being confronted with the impossible standard of being perfectly consistent in every moment and in every place. One after another we have seen celebrities, politicians, and media personalities be exposed for their dark sides and darker secrets. Now, marriages, families, careers, and …
“She’s so full of herself.” “All they think about is money.” “He’s just saying sorry so he doesn’t look bad.” For all the technological breakthroughs we’ve witnessed in the last 20 years, perhaps the thing the human race has advanced in the most is judgment! With the rise in faceless communication, social media, and endless op-eds, people have become more …
Our world is all about strengths. Maximize your strengths, stick with your strengths, play to your strengths. While I agree with some of the principles and concepts associated with the ‘strengths philosophy,’ I believe the most overlooked and underused strength is restraint. It does not take much skill, humility, or wisdom to engage brute force. I believe the greatest of all …
It is so easy to disqualify ourselves. We look around and see people with shiny hair, super white teeth, smart looking clothes and loads of confidence, and assume they know what they are doing. We assume they have the info and we are on the outside looking in. Why is that? After traveling the world, meeting people in every segment …
Love is a force. It is why so many stories, books, and movies have centered around it through the ages. It is why it compels us to action and sacrifice when properly applied. It is also why heartbreak and sadness can be so strong when we experience loss or pain because of the ones we love. Love can be terribly …