In life, adversity is inevitable. Challenges come in various forms—professional setbacks, personal trials, or the day-to-day pressures that test our resolve and values. How we handle these moments speaks volumes about our character. “Burn Your Ships,” a book devoted to mastering life’s challenges, offers profound insights into maintaining integrity when faced with adversity. This post […]
As a young man standing on the threshold of independence, the decision to move out of your parents’ house is one of the most significant steps you will take. This moment is not just about gaining physical space but about embracing responsibility, cultivating self-reliance, and defining your path to manhood. In my book, “The Modern […]
Take a Listen! Well, hello after quite some time! First and foremost, I had to step back a bit from social media and blogging due to illness. My old friend and nemesis Influenza A hit the house, followed by a family emergency. Quite frankly, it’s been this way since Thanksgiving 2023. Though such is life, […]
Waste no more time talking about what a good man is like. Be one. – Marcus Aurelius Marcus Aurelius was a Roman Emperor. At the time of his reign, he was the most powerful man in the world. His now famous private journals, Meditations, weren’t meant for the public to read. They were his private […]
Over the past half-century, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) has emerged as the most widely used approach to psychotherapy. There are a few variations of it – with each tracing its lineage to a practitioner who was likely influenced by Albert Ellis or Aaron Beck – or both. The big reasons for its popularity include the […]
Do you find that some of your friendships “feel” more right than others? Do you feel like you are being used – or maybe you are the user? Do either you or your partner have to be more flexible or tolerant than the other for the relationship to continue? No relationship goes smoothly all the […]
We all have experienced it. There comes a time when there is a break of several days in our schedule – either because of vacation, illness, a family emergency, a conference, or an intense project at work. Whatever it is, it has the effect of derailing us from our normal routine. During that time, even […]
There’s a famous quote from management guru Peter Drucker that says: “What gets measured, gets managed!” That makes sense and something I’ve definitely noticed in my personal and professional life (interestingly, as a strategist, I realise too few people actually work out what is sufficiently strategically important that they should measure it instead often letting metrics […]
