I was just reading that Americans are the least mobile since after World War II, even those who live in economically depressed areas. The problem is most pronounced among those aged 25 to 35 – typically the most mobile demographic – but the troubling trend is not limited to millennials.[…] Read On
We are all becoming neurotic. Compulsive. Obsessed. Don’t think so? Then you’re just not paying attention. We’re neurotic about everything from the food we eat and the way we dress to our personal brands and online personas. We’re unnaturally attached to our tech gadgets and apps. We’re obsessed with personal[…] Read On
Some of the most powerful life and business lessons are apparent paradoxes. I say “apparent” because once you learn to question popular dogma and look at things objectively, the paradoxes ultimately resolve into truths. I’m not making this up. It’s fundamental to how things work. It’s a yin and yang thing.[…] Read On
When Donald Trump was elected President, masses of traumatized whiners hurled expletives, stomped their feet, made violent threats, burned flags, defaced buildings, blocked highways, set fires and burned Trump in effigy while ranting and raving “not my president.” Not to be outdone, the Silicon Valley elite thumped their chests and[…] Read On
My wife Kim just wrapped up an intensive sommelier program and got the highest score of 25 people who took the level 2 certified somm exam. She studied, tested and tasted wine (not as fun as it sounds; they spit) like a crazed college student cramming for finals, except for three[…] Read On
Everyone says you should do what you love, or at least what you’re best at, but how do you know what that is? How do you know what career to pursue? The choices can be mind-boggling. Let me explain how it works, and how it doesn’t: I spent summers working[…] Read On
The human capacity for endurance is truly remarkable. As I click away at my second book – so much fun I can’t tell you – it’s crazy to think that I wrote and published the first one while consulting and writing five columns a week. I haven’t a clue how I managed[…] Read On