Take The Damn Vacation

Take The Damn Vacation

When I started out at The Big Firm, the supervising partner sat me down for the onboarding talk. He said we got three weeks of vacation. Then he leaned in, lowered his voice, and said, “But no one ever takes them.” I remember thinking: That’s messed up. So I scheduled...
On That Last Day

On That Last Day

Every morning, Steve Jobs looked in the mirror and asked himself one question: “If today were the last day of my life, would I want to do what I am about to do today?” And if the answer was no too many days in a row, he knew something had to change. That’s not just a...
About Your Music

About Your Music

“Many people die with their music still in them. Too often it is because they are always getting ready to live. Before they know it time runs out,” wrote Oliver Wendall Holmes. Here’s the truth: We think we have time.We think we’ll get around to it.Next...
If You Were Not Afraid

If You Were Not Afraid

I help mid-career professionals create their exciting next chapters. My clients are amazingly diverse. They’ve enjoyed careers in myriad arenas. They are lawyers, doctors, allied health practitioners, mortgage brokers, realtors, and financial planners....
Fall and Bleed

Fall and Bleed

“Don’t wish it was easier, wish you were better. Don’t wish for less problems, wish for more skills. Don’t wish for less challenge, wish for more wisdom.” –Jim Rohn When Ann and I got together, she’d been a runner, and I’d been a mountain climber....