Mental determination is a force to be reckoned with. Yet there is an undeniable strain that can be placed when you find a conflict between one’s mindset and one’s environment. How are you increasing friction?

It’s always day one. Whether you’re coaching or receiving feedback. 988 days into a job or day one. Best in your class or trailing in the caboose. Try, experiment, fail, learn; keep it day one.

Break a belief. You’re quickly consumed in a moment of surprise. As a precursor the increasingly allusive attention must be caught. And even before that attempt, there must be a willingness to try.

In Toni Morrison’s “Beloved” the cost of love is outlined so vividly and tragically it requires a second look. First to know that love can be so expensive. Second to know love is a privilege. The choice to love is a risky one. But it is also a decision with one of the biggest rewards.

Sometimes seasons change so quickly you don’t notice until blizzards abound. Rain falls and water rises. What are the tools needed for the next season?