When hope is not enough

History teaches us about hope’s true power. Viktor Frankl found meaning in concentration camps. Nelson Mandela kept hope alive through 27 years of imprisonment. Their stories illuminate when hope matters most. But there’s a dangerous flip side. Too many...

Challenge your truth

You say you’re open-minded. But are you? Most claim they welcome new perspectives. They don’t. They welcome confirmation. We seek validation, not truth. It’s human nature – comfortable, predictable, safe. But greatness rarely emerges from...

The seduction of half-truths

Reality check. Fragments of reality are not reality. Opinions masquerade as facts. We trade integrity for comfort, surrendering discernment at first glimpse. The allure of belief trumps the discipline of questioning. When the whole story emerges, we feign surprise. Or...

Think less, do more

Your thoughts are writing checks your actions can’t cash. We sit in conferences, devour books, and fill notebooks with brilliant ideas. Meanwhile, our to-do lists grow longer and our impact shrinks. According to a study, 95% of people believe they are...

When to cut your losses

The $1.7 million trap started with a promise. A successful restaurateur, educated at Wharton, gave away her empire piece by piece. Not to a sophisticated con artist, but to an obvious fraudster who couldn’t even keep his story straight. The gravitational pull of...