Our culture holds perfection in very high regard. Perfection is often expected, even demanded, in professional performance, as well as in personal conduct. Any path to success must bear no marks of errors in judgment, unreasonable slipups, and general faux pas. Professional mistakes are regularly the primary reason for demotion and dismissal. In the age…
The stress of working from home for months-on-end, needing to manage professional and home life in the same limited space, supporting school-age kids remote learning, all while doing what we can to remain healthy and avoid needing to go to a hospital. These are among the reasons why many of us are ready to open…
We are now a few weeks into a new year. A new administration is installed in Washington, DC, but the road to recovery is still being paved. The political atmosphere we experienced over the last five years and especially those of the past few months left many of us fearful and suspicious. We all have…
Many of us dream of becoming leaders and become a force for change. Be it directing teams and companies into success, being community leaders, or as volunteers with local institutions. Others direct these aspirations into political facets, running for different levels of office locally and beyond. Many try, but only a few succeed. Certain talents…
Let’s have an honest discussion about lies. I’ll start by admitting that I too, find myself lying, even if just a little, every once in a while. Let me explain. Someone (let’s assume it’s me) stands in line at the DMV to renew their driver’s license, as we all do every four years. At the…
At this time any other year we would be busy preparing for the holiday season; house decorating, gifts buying, and vacation planning, to name a few activities. This year, we are still trying to do some of these things, but with limited ability. The current season of transitions is capping a year that saw us…
Personal and professional tensions are intertwined these days, as many of us work from home. Workplace waves crash against the home front undercurrents, forming an emotional whirlpool inside us. Uncooperative co-workers, unwilling bosses, and ineffective subordinates. School-age remote-learning children, unemployed and underemployed young adult kids, anxious spouses, and freaked-out of their mind friends. Each feeds…
Fear. Hides behind corners of our imagination and lurks in the depth of our consciousness. Fed by bad experiences, misinformation, and lack of confidence. Eats at the core of our decision making ability, exposing us to potential mental and physical harm, financial loss, and social ridicule. Fear. Acts both as a behavioral repellent and challenger….
September. Smells of Autumn are in the air and the August heat is finally breaking. It is hard to accept that it had only been six months since the rise in Coronavirus cases sent us all into social hibernation. These days, after what feels to be longer than actual time, we are still attempting to…
I fix things. As a kid, I fixed discarded toys, and made them my own to play with. When I was ten, my mom gave me a broken alarm clock, which I repaired and used for a while, before I found a better use for it – take it apart and put it back together,…