I’m not a fan of This Is Us (should that be past tense? I wasn’t a fan) But, I will give credit where credit is due. The last two episodes were phenomenal. They handled the death of Rebecca in a way I’ve never seen on a mainstream television program. This wasn’t a program about the […]
Category: Observations
Day 2504- Keeping Focused On The Pain
Pain is one of life’s mysteries. Our bodies have evolved to give us this sensation, which we will avoid at all costs. Pain is a warning. It tells us to remove our hands from the hot stove. In fact, our nervous system is built so that you will withdraw your hand before your brain has […]
Day 2465- Glorious
When I’m searching for a title for my posts, more often than not what comes to mind is a song title. If you’ve ever seen Zoey’s Extraordinary Playlist, you have some idea of how my mind works. A thought comes up, followed by a song. Thanks to the magic of Apple Music, I can now […]
How To Care For Your Content Creator
This blog post is also a podcast and a Youtube video. I’d like to take a few minutes to talk to you about the care and feeding of content creators. What’s a content creator? Anyone who produces a podcast, writes a blog, creates YouTube videos, writes books, etc. If you’re not a content creator, you […]
Day 2317- In The Dark
It’s October 28th, three days from Halloween. The leaves are turning. The days are growing short. There is a chill in the air. I’ve put away the shorts and t-shirts. It’s long sleeves and jeans for a few months. This is the time of year when I struggled in the past. I hate the cold. […]
Day 2139- May Is Mental Health Month
19 years ago Kayla started school. We were just launching Treasured Locks, inspired by the need to find good products for the girls’ hair. Shayna was only two years old. So much has changed in those 19 years. Shayna passed six years ago, just after Kayla finished her first year of college. We thought Kayla […]
Day 2108 A Life Coach Is Not Your Dad (or Mom)
I was speaking with a fellow life coach a few days ago. He was giving me pointers on my LinkedIn profile. And he said something that struck me. Two years ago, when I decided to become a life coach, I struggled to tell people what a life coach is. I wrote the profile when I […]
Day 2086- Know Your Value
If I hear Mika Brzezinski say “Knot Your Value” one more time, I’m gonna scream. But, Mika has a point. Most of us need to value ourselves more. The world spends years bringing us down exposing our weaknesses; even emphasizing them, as expressed in Pink Floyd’s album The Wall. I was inexplicably mesmerized by the […]
Day 2044- The New New Normal
The saying goes, “ The only thing constant in life is change.” Here we go again. Four days ago my wife took a full-time job. This is the first time she’s worked full-time out of the house since Kyle was born over twenty-four years ago. I think of the days when the house was full. […]
What Am I Supposed To Learn From This?
Natalie Sudman, the author of Application of Impossible Things, and my guest on Episode 12, asked me to write an article for her Facebook page. Following is what I wrote: The last few weeks have been interesting times. There’s a saying, “May you live in interesting times.” It was initially a curse. However, it can […]
