Afraid

Afraid

Fear is in the air right now. You can feel it in conversations. In the news. In the markets. In the low grade tension people carry around in their bodies. War in the Middle East. Cultural uncertainty. Financial uncertainty. A sense that the ground beneath our feet...
The Turning Point

The Turning Point

“Change today?” the beggar asked. There was a touch of anger. Some sarcasm. A bit of sadness too. My son glanced up at me sideways. “So now you want to be a father?” I’d been endeavoring to share some hard-earned, hard-fought,...
Lost and Found Again

Lost and Found Again

My eyes scanned the shelves. I nodded and I smiled. I recognized that I owned nearly all of the self-help books in the store. And I knew in that moment that I was finally on the road to getting better. That was decades ago now. Yet I remember clearly the...
But I Don’t Know What I’d Do Instead

But I Don’t Know What I’d Do Instead

You feel it. That restless ache. That quiet whisper: There has to be something more. You’ve outgrown your current role, your industry, your identity even…But then the fear creeps in. “I don’t know what I’d do instead.” That thought is enough to stop most people cold....
Never Not Too Late

Never Not Too Late

There’s a myth that change has an expiration date. That by 40—or 50—or 60—you should’ve figured it all out. That starting over is too risky. That reinvention is for the young. But that myth? It’s nonsense. Some of the most successful, fulfilled people I know launched...