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The More That You Read, The More Things You Will Know. The More That You Learn, The More Places You’ll Go. ~Dr. Seuss It doesn’t seem that long ago that I was planning summer books to keep my kids entertained and not lose what they learned during the school year for summertime. However, it is […]

The little girl sat quietly with her hands crossed at her wrists. She smoothed out her dress with the frills on the skirt nervously.  Her guardian had told her she needed to be on her best behavior because a lady was coming to meet her. At five years old Donna was what her teachers described […]

Ron at his gorgeous white piano Listen & subscribe on iTunes … on Spotify …  or anywhere else What do Gladys Knight, Dolly, The Oak Ridge Boys, and Big Bird have in common? They have all benefitted from the musical genius of Ron Oates!  Ron has more success in music than most Music Row executives these days, with stories to […]

So you’ve just been diagnosed with migraine. Your mind is probably racing in search of answers to questions you haven’t had a chance to formulate yet. Have a seat, my friend. Let’s chat about your newly identified condition. First, I’d like to say I’m sorry you must join the millions of people with migraine. Second, […]

     My wife and I took a trip up to New York City to go to the Metropolitan Museum of Art. We wanted to see the exhibit of Winslow Homer paintings.      I honestly didn’t know much about Winslow Homer, except for his famous painting called “The Gulf Stream” which depicts a black […]

Hello midlifers. Welcome to the journey. You’re here probably for one of two reasons. Either you’ve listened to the podcast and you are here to check out the blog. Welcome! Or, you stumbled across this in a search or maybe someone referred you here. Welcome! Before I get into the main point of this post […]

I’m on a mission to rebrand midlife. Nearly every encounter I have with anyone on the topic of midlife is with someone that has a pre-conceived idea that midlife is defined as age 40 to 65. I admit that until I gave this any thought, I had a similar thought. At a minimum, I thought […]

 Évora is a charming and historic city in central Portugal with relics from Roman and Moorish influence before and during the Medieval period, including protective walls, a temple, several cathedrals, and remains of a royal palace. Group following the guide Our tour of the UNESCO Heritage Site began with a walk through a quiet park […]

You know that you’re stuck and that others might hold the answers to the challenges that are blocking you. But you can’t bring yourself to ask for their help. Why? Originally Published on https://www.psychologytoday.com/gb/blog/connected-leadership/