Percolation Effect
A cup of coffee ever caught you drooling? The slow roasted beans, rich in flavor slowly percolating into glass beaker. Poured into a mug, topped with a pinch of cinnamon and frothy foam that tantalizes your taste buds alive. Nature evolves slowly. Cicadas spend much of their lives developing underground. When they emerge, sometimes years […]
Reassess Relations
Ever want to recreate the nostalgia from a place you visited? Over twenty years ago, I visited Cape Town, South Africa. A work trip to Kenya, brought me thousands of miles closer. Why not hop another flight and visit a friend for a long weekend, right? A glorious drive down to the Cape of Good […]
Limited View?
Imagine you travel across an ocean, arrive in a new country, and only stay within a one-mile radius of your living arrangements. What does that do to your perspective? My first ever international travel took me to Paris, France. I delighted in chocolate mousse and delicious coffee so flavorful that my toes tickled with anticipation […]
Shallow Connection
Ever thought you knew what was going on and didn’t? Most people remain in a hypervigilant state. They constantly scan the environment for inconsistencies, prepare for the unexpected, and brace for impact. This leads to hidden sources of exhaustion and at times, overwhelming anxiety that deters the simplest of decisions. This leads to a misinterpretation […]
Magic Trick
Ever feel like you constantly change identities throughout the day? You’re the parent. You’re the spouse. You’re the leader who pretends everything is together at the office despite the depressed teenager at home who won’t speak to you or no sex for months with your spouse. Are you a secret chameleon? It all slowly builds […]
Completion Chapter
Ever outgrow something? We put the time in, years in and sometimes even decades in. Careers that should have ended. The marriage that lasted 5 years longer than you could withstand. The pain that kept nagging like your grandmother. Often, we think we can work through it. It’s all supposed to work out, right? We […]
Everything Urgent?
Ever feel that there’s always a fire around every corner? This leaves you feeling on edge, waiting for the next shoe to drop around the corner. You become depleted, exhausted, and drained. On the flip side, you may rush to quickly to put an idea to work. What if you do not have to live […]
Fuzzy, Gray Zone
Ever caught between two worlds? The old exits stage right yet the new world is not quite online. Nature always shows us a better way. Most people only see dragonflies buzzing around on hot, humid days scooping up their delicious mosquitoes for lunch. What we rarely see is the process that dragonflies go through to […]
Emerging Possibilities
Does everything always seem urgent? Leadership can be a firefighter in disguise. Your fire extinguisher is always ready, always on, anticipating what, where, and when the next fire will be that needs to be put out. When you love to solve problems, you sometimes attract problems to solve and create your own chaos. (breathe, pause, […]
The Outgrown Role
Ever alone at the top? You’ve got the achievements, the awards, the accolades, yet something is missing. You feel empty inside, unfulfilled, and wonder if this is all there really is. Your dream was always for something bigger and greater, yet the thought of it getting any better seems light-years away. Our world has […]