“Perpetual optimism is a force multiplier.” – General Colin Powell I’ve heard people define themselves either as an optimist or a pessimist. I don’t see it as a personality trait but instead a skill set. To be optimistic is to choose to reframe the situation in a way where we see the opportunity ahead. Sure,…
When we think back to how school was designed for most of us, the goal in each class was to strive for the right answer. Math, science, language, and history classes all designed to arrive at the right answer. Yet as many of us look at our own worlds today, the situations we face where…
“And in the end, it’s not the years in your life that count, it’s the life in your years.” – Abraham Lincoln Think about the last time you were asked to introduce yourself in front of a group and give the typical spiel. Name, what area you work in, where you’re located, number of years…
NIL has changed the dynamic of sports across the country. The same goes for my kids and their exciting news of inking their first NIL deal. My 8-year-old daughter inked her deal highlighted by a wealth of access to Barbie’s and squish-mallows. Her deal reportedly includes ice cream options and the occasional run to Target…
If I picked up 20lbs and held it close to my body, it wouldn’t feel nearly as heavy compared to if I extended my arms out and carried the 20lbs away from my body. It’s the same weight but where we choose to carry it makes a big difference. Switch now to think of the…
Sunday my son started digging through his Easter basket and explored his National Geographic Kids Why? book his mom bought him. Then came the onslaught of “mom and dad did you know…” which I must admit the nerd in me was entertained. Did you know… Humans share 90% of genes with cats and 82% with dogs. Even…
There tends to be two realities to each situation, objective and subjective. The objective represents what actually happened in a situation. Subjective reflects how we perceive and interpret what happened. This subjective part has many lenses. The exact same situation 10 people experience will have 10 different subjective viewpoints. At the surface all 10 may…
The most interesting display of architecture I’ve seen is La Sagrada Familia in Barcelona. As my family and I were walking our route to reach La Sagrada Familia, we turned the corner and the basilica appeared. I felt astonishment of how captivating this building is. So unique beyond anything I’ve ever seen, and the exterior…
Random collision of events can be a great surprise. Sunday, I stepped out of our rental apartment to see thousands running in the Barcelona Marathon. Our morning walk to our family’s first excursion of the day was parallel with one leg of the race. As we were walking along, voices in all sorts of different…
One of the biggest challenges I face is not defining myself at any one specific point in time but instead, assessing myself by how far I’ve come. It’s human tendency to assess ourselves by looking through the lens of today and measure ourselves at one point in time but the true test to measure is…