Why Is “You Got This” So Evil?
CAL Newsletter: Why Is “You Got This” So Evil? My physical challenges are apparent to anyone with vision. I use a rollator (wheeled walker) when I leave the house. Heck,…
Read moreHow Do You Choose Between Short-Term Convenience and Long-Term Pain?
Have you ever left a bandage on your arm too long? If you leave it on too long, you feel anywhere from discomfort to pain when you pull it off.…
Read moreWhen Are You Kind to Yourself and When Are You Not?
I spoke with a writer the other day. He said mean things about himself—that he was a bad writer. (Not true.) That he didn’t make time to write. (True.) That…
Read moreWhen Do You Choose to Embrace or Reject Personal Change?
Aside from death and taxes, we can depend on change. Change occurs whether we want it to or not. We have big choices: when to embrace or reject these changes.…
Read moreWhose Experience and Expertise Do You Trust and When?
I have limited expertise. (I have many opinions, but I have limited expertise.) That means I need to decide when to trust someone else’s expertise. My decisions depend on many…
Read moreHow Will You Renew Yourself?
Now that I’ve had my vaccinations, I’m ready to renew myself. I miss seeing people, locally and worldwide. However, I definitely do not want to work and live the way…
Read moreWhat Do You Want to Accomplish so You Don’t Create Regrets?
Do you ever reflect and realize you didn’t accomplish something you wanted to? I don’t regret much in my life. I have one big exception to that—when my mouth says…
Read moreWhere Do You Want to Be Long-Term, Say in 50 Years?
Many of us make short-term decisions right now. Totally understandable given the chaos around us. However, we have a number of wicked problems. When we only think for the short-term,…
Read moreWhere Will You Challenge Yourself?
2020 has challenged all of us. We’ve learned to work at home and live where we work. Some of us have learned to teach and parent and work. All of…
Read moreWho Are Your Unsung Heroes?
The US Thanksgiving holiday is tomorrow. Many people will offer thanks for their families, their lives, their work. I’ll do that. And, I won’t stop with my immediate family. I’ll…
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