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First Blog Post for The Resilient Worker
My last time out on the golf course made The Bishop’s round in Caddyshack seem like a light drizzle. By the time we hydroplaned back to the clubhouse, we were drowned rats. My golf bag was soaked, along with my…
Twenty-five or so years ago, a buddy and I had a tradition. When we were traveling and our paths crossed, there was no better place to meet than an Embassy Suites bar. Why? Four words: FREE JACK AND GINGERS. We…
My wife and I had been dating for more than a year. She had met my parents. I had met her parents. And we had survived both encounters with our relationship still intact. Now the time had finally come for…
I recently had the great honor of attending a celebration of life for someone who, by every account, was a bright light in this world. One after another, siblings, sons, her husband, and the family priest, stood before a packed…
On the way home from a Southern road trip to show our youngest daughter a few colleges, our front tire unexpectedly blew out somewhere in rural North Carolina. Uh-oh. I managed to pull safely off the road, which allowed us…
We spent this past weekend at our family’s cabin nestled among 1,200 acres in the wilds of western Pennsylvania. Country living! No traffic. No emails. No endless scrolling. Just sunshine, swimming pools, horseshoes, campfires, card games, hiking, and plenty of…
It was supposed to be one of those unforgettable moments. Months ago, my daughter and I signed up for the Chicago Half Marathon and quickly turned it into something bigger than just a race. We trained together in separate cities…
It was a quintessentially muggy Washington, DC evening this week—the kind that makes you earn your steps and appreciate air conditioning. And my nephew had arranged something equally quintessential: a behind-the-scenes tour of the West Wing! Despite living in the…
This past weekend, I was visiting my brother in Miami and had the perfect morning jogging plan in place. Wind through downtown Miami, head over the Key Biscayne Bridge, run through scenic Key Biscayne to the majestic lighthouse, and meet…
We have an open-seating office plan designed to foster collaboration and camaraderie. It works very well but inevitably we become absorbed in client calls, firing off emails, and generally grinding through the day. Headphones go on. Screens glow. Conference call…