A life is made up of days. Each day I have a choice to shape who I am. Each day I write. — Although the above is the lions share of why I write, I know it makes me a better person, the person I want to be, here are some additional factors. After almost…

There are two prominent views on motivation. One view from the paper “Theory of the firm” argues that money is the sole motivator; people act in alignment with how they’re compensated. If you want to create more value for shareholders, compensate executives based on how they’re increasing the bottom line. However, this reduces management to…

Without a pen you can write on it. Without a page to turn you can read it. Without a target you can mark it. The heart; rarely seen but easily touched. Photo by Nicolas Lafargue on Unsplash.

“I never thought about it that way.” To uncover that treasure is not a moment you can easily contrive, curate, or dig below the x. It takes intentional listening and a heap of empathy to navigate there. Photo by Clay Banks on Unsplash.

“In Ohio season are theatrical. Each one enters like a prima donna, convinced its performance is the reason the world has people in it. …summer had been hooted offstage and autumn with its bottles of blood and gold had everybody’s attention.” – Beloved, Toni Morrison Do you ever read a passage and it just makes…