You have more power than you realize. — So many people are quitting their jobs, creating the phenomenon known as “The Great Resignation.” I can’t help but wonder if some of these departures were avoidable — or if the employees knew that often they had more leverage than they realized. Did they need to quit? Many are left without jobs because they couldn’t…

It’s better than bribery or punishment — A good friend told me about how he’s going to be a father again and how excited he is for the new baby. He was shaking his head and musing about how he loves his kids so much that he can’t punish or reprimand them — that he can’t understand…

Do not fear a widow. — I became a widow at 49 when my second husband passed away from a malignant brain tumor (the same type that Beau Biden succumbed to — a glioblastoma). It was tough enough to lose him. But then I started losing other elements of our life together — especially social ties…

How committed are you? — When you use the word “try” — as in “I’ll try to do X, Y, or Z.” What you’re really saying is “maybe I’ll do it — maybe I won’t. I’m not that committed.” During a recent session, one of my clients was outlining some critical goals. I asked what…

Here’s how NOT to do what I did — I had blinders on. I didn’t get the memo. I’m just going to throw this one out there. Sometimes you have to learn about the tools you are given the hard way. When Medium says, connect your Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn, etc., accounts, they’re not kidding. If you post your article outside of Medium — using the article’s long URL…

I should have listened to my gut in the first place — Yesterday I was suddenly inspired to move some furniture around. I even consolidated some items that made it possible for me to throw out a stainless steel cart (dubbed the animal dissection table by a friend) that I initially purchased to hold a gourmet gas grill — but was now…

Happy Birthday Illumination! — It’s not what you think. There’s a word that begins with the letter P that rules them all. It’s not Please. It’s not Peace. It’s not Patience. It’s not Progress. It’s not even Possibility. It’s definitely not Power. It’s Publish. There is no greater Power than that of the mighty pen. Our freedom of expression can be…

This day has left a mark — Beware the Ides of March. — William Shakespeare There is something to that line — more than that, it was the death warning to Julius Caesar by a fortune teller (in Shakespeare’s play Julius Caesar) that gives me chills up and down my spine. March 15th was the day my…

One does his job, the other used to play one on TV — “I promise you, the day will come when the memory of the loved one you lost will bring a smile to your lips before a tear to your eye. It will come, I promise you.” — Joe Biden Last week, while I watched President Biden solemnly and appropriately mark the…