Get On the Hook

You want to be on the hook. We need you on the hook. Only those on the hook make a difference, make a change, and make an impact.  And when a group of people on the hook come together, the sky is the limit. A group of people on the hook can create...

Overt and Hidden Perspective Flags

My wife and I have a little inside joke we use when one of us relates a story about someone unknown to the other, and that person’s age may be relevant. It goes like this: “If she hears the word “bizarre,” does she...

The Person Standing at the Front of the Room

The person standing at the front of the room has the power. That’s not necessarily a bad thing. This model provides plenty of efficiencies for the collective in the room — information dissemination, entertainment, teaching, legal judgment, etc. But the...

Simple Pleasures

Simple pleasures is a cliche. A nostalgic throwback reserved for the get-off-my-lawn generation.  What kid wants to play with sticks and leaves if they have an iPad? Physically going to the store? How quaint. Why would we play a board game when we have...

It’s Easier but is it Better?

It’s easier to google it, but is it better?It’s easier to order Door Dash, but is it better?It’s easier to vote straight-ticket, but is it better?It’s easier to stick with your current job, but is it better? Often it is both. That’s a...

8 Billion Day

The planet just crossed 8 billion. I was born in 1969, so I’ve been alive for all of the billion milestones since we crossed 4 billion in 1974. In my time here, our population has doubled. I can’t help but think about the wide range of...

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