Whose Land is This?

This land is your land, this land is my land From California to the New York island; From the redwood forest to the Gulf Stream waters This land was made for you and me.  I was born in 1956. Firstborn of my parents. Old enough to be drafted 18 years later, but young enough to […]

New! Improved! Going Fast!

Great headlines sell. They do the hard work of getting you to stop, pay attention, and change your focus from over there to RIGHT HERE, RIGHT NOW! This is true for direct mail. It’s true for newspapers and magazines. It’s true for television (those scrolling chyrons on the bottom of your screen are headlines. It’s […]

Stuff Happens

Well, of course, it does. This moment results from all the stuff that happened, and the next one is the same. It’s all just stuff that happens. We’re the ones attaching stories to it. Normal Stuff. What we were expecting. Good Stuff. Better than we were expecting. Great Stuff. Way better than we were expecting […]

The Idea Virus of You

The process of beginning, new or again, is a process of learning a new language, stories, and definitions of what is normal. This is true whether we are starting a career, starting fifth grade, or joining a new team. This is how it’s done, and to succeed, you should do it this was as well. […]

How’s Your Team’s Language?

Great teams have their own language. Some of it comes from the coach, and a lot of it comes from the team. You can hear it in the locker room, the weight room, and on the pitch. You hear it in daily conversations around the office (if that’s still a thing), in emails, or on […]

Vuolgŋagálbmi is more than just ice

There are at least seven major indigenous tribal people who have traditionally lived near or above the Artic region. And yes, it’s true. They have more than one word for ice. For example, the Sami of northern Scandinavia and Russia have 13 words: Gálbmi – Ice in general Čuohkkágálbmi – Lake ice Jávrregálbmi – River […]

We All Could Use Some “Sukha”

Language is powerful. If we use words with care, they help us make good distinctions and evoke helpful emotions. Language can also be a sedative, dagger, or prison. We create all kinds of mischief when we are sloppy with our words and the meaning we intend to make. Which brings me back to “Sukha.” It’s […]