Human being

The ability to care collectively.  About us, not me. Don’t we all aspire to it? Yet, the reality. Help, unless inconvenienced. Care, when cared for first. Share, when in abundance. Abhor lies, until we do. Sincere, until unsuitable. To be human, rather than just...

A different pleasure

Who does not love a hot vacation, sitting on the sand, reading, wiggling one’s toes, before diving into the cool water, only to have the sensation of a bit of calcification as the water slowly dries on your skin? Many do. Others seek the cold. To bundle up and enjoy...

Disrupting mindlessness

The difference between mere task completion and intentional action can be profound in leadership, especially within small and mid-sized companies. Leaders often find themselves performing tasks out of habit or necessity, sometimes mindlessly ticking boxes without...

Momento mori

Steve Jobs once said, “If you live each day as if it were your last, someday you’ll be right.” It’s a thought-provoking notion that should jolt us out of our complacency and into action. Every morning, Jobs looked in the mirror and asked...

Dismiss the snooze button

Ready for a life overhaul but unsure where to begin? Consider your morning routine. If the snooze button is your daily nemesis, it’s time for a wake-up call — literally. Every tap on snooze whispers a message: “I’m not ready for what’s coming.”...