Introduction

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…

The Eastern half of the United States is under assault by Old Man Winter.  Snow maps are lighting up in alarming shades of purple and blue, schools are preemptively closing, and everyone is suddenly an amateur meteorologist. It’s Snowmageddon season—a…

Pride deafens us to the advice or warnings of those around us. – John C. Maxwell I am a big believer in giving our lawn one last mow in the late Fall.  I’d love to tell you it has ancillary…

I’d like to be known for more than being the guy in the big suit. —David Byrne In the mid-80s, my older brother Jerry had a whole swarm of his college friends over to our house.  At the same time,…