You met a seemingly cool guy. You went out a couple of times and enjoyed yourselves enough to make it to date number three. Great! But now you have a bunch of third-date questions in your head. What should happen on a third date? What does it mean for him? Is he expecting sex? Are…
If it seems that life has no purpose, and you’re experiencing an existential crisis, the world can seem pretty bleak. Feeling that life has no meaning can make you question everything about who you are or why you even exist. Maybe you’re not quite so philosophical, but you seem to lack a guiding principle for…
Moms don’t get nearly enough credit. Between preparing meals your kids refuse to eat, pleading with them to brush their teeth, and kissing a multitude of boo-boos, who has energy for anything else? As rewarding and joyful as motherhood is, it’s also often filled with tears and self-doubt. The next time mom-life leaves you feeling…
Have you ever dated a guy who has lied to you, whether it was a little lie or a big one? Did he tell you he was vegetarian when he chowed down on a charcuterie platter three hours ago? Did he tell you he was single when he had a wife and three kids at…
I didn’t know I was having a stroke. One afternoon I was home alone writing an email when suddenly my keyboard started swaying from left to right. When I stood up, the room was spinning. Violently. Somehow, I grabbed my phone from my desk before collapsing and dialed for help. A dark truth would hit…
Do you ever seem all topsy-turvy and upside down? I have kept a journal on and off for the last thirty-five years. Journaling is one the most successful development tools, if not the most successful developmental tool, I recommend to my clients. I believe that journaling is the most effective bedrock practice you can cultivate.…
Photo by August de Richelieu from Pexels Authentic leaders are seen as natural or genuine. To become an authentic leader, you should consistently improve the skills that will allow you to perform the leadership tasks required of you. Here are five qualities that all authentic leaders possess: 1. Not Afraid To Learn The degree of skills required to…
Have you heard about the Digital Driver License? It’s not exactly the Digital format of the Driver’s License but a license that validates that we understand all the rules and guidelines of being good Digital Citizens. Although the last two years have catapulted us into online meetings and online classes, in prior years we were…
Every major move I’ve made had a lot to do with stepping outside my comfort zone, like leaving the comfortable, protective bubble my parents raised me in by moving to the U.S. Or leaving Michigan where I could have built a medical practice with the help of numerous physicians I trained with and got to…
I stepped into the kitchen to take a break from my latest writing project. This one’s a screenplay. Fourth draft. My head is spinning from moving the puzzle pieces around. Cut. Paste. Delete. Move. Don’t know what’s up or down right now. But I keep writing because, well, it’s what I do these days. Just…
