Another volume to add to the content of your character. And it had nothing to do with being portrayed in a flattering light. In fact, it was quite the opposite. It was your proactive exposure of the unlovely, the failing, the acknowledgement of a deficit and, most importantly, the desire to change it.

Having patience for yourself. It’s easier said than done. It’s easier done when one is reminded of it.

A collection of paintings by J. W. Turner. One will encounter a range of lights and darks. The viewer is then swept away in a crescendo of motion. And as a finale, you are consumed in the gale.

Advisor > order taker Inquisitive > assumptive Proactive > reactive

Walking a mile takes 5,280 steps—assuming you place your heel to the toe of your last step. If you cover two feet with every stride, you’ll land at 2,640 steps. And if you happen to be riding a giraffe, you won’t need to take a single step (you’re riding a giraffe, after all), and the…