Will the Oncologist Give Up on Your Loved One?

Will the Oncologist Give Up on Your Loved One?

  In my work, I hear it a lot… “I’m 40 years old, I’m not going to reinvent myself now.” And then there’s… “I am going to retire in a few years, so let the new kids learn that stuff.” And what about… “My father died when I was six,” or “My wife had an...
You Are What You Eat

You Are What You Eat

  Remember that old saying “You Are What You Eat”? I do. I remember posters in the school cafeteria, ads in magazines, and a lot of chortled high-school jokes, most of them in good fun. “Don’t be a grouch. What’d you eat for...
Sweatshirt Creates Cold Chill

Sweatshirt Creates Cold Chill

  When I first saw this ad from H&M, the huge retailer, I thought, “What kind of diversity do they have on their marketing team?” What my colleague Tina and I know from our training as coaches and Tina’s certification as a Diversity Professional is that...
Mirror, Mirror, on the Wall

Mirror, Mirror, on the Wall

There is only one person in the world you can control. And you know who that person is!! Go look in the mirror! And while you’re there, give yourself a thumbs up. It’s not easy to bring your best self to work everyday — but you do. OK… maybe not last...
Here’s the Rub

Here’s the Rub

  It was winter break, and my son Jeffrey was ten years old. I was curled up on the couch with my computer and I let him in on a little secret: I was buying his dad, Bill, a massage table for his birthday in February. It was something Bill had coveted since we...