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How to Reverse a Blow Out
Have you had any blow outs recently? With yourself, something, or someone? Not the ones where you go into a hair salon and have them blow...
How to Soften up Your Mind in Just 10 Minutes a Day
Every morning (almost), after I finish my coffee and reading, I fire up the daily meditation on the Waking Up app by Sam Harris for either...
Potentially Problematic Pandemic Peevishness
I have a Miele dishwasher. Who gives a shit you might be thinking. Or you could be thinking what a fool I am for spending so much money on...
3 Steps to Smoother Sailing in Choppy Waters
Two weeks ago our internet service started shutting down at random times. One minute humming along, the next suddenly gone. In the past,...
This Could Be the Last Time
Given that I have a 65 year old body topped off with a full head of white hair, the thought “This Could Be the Last Time” has started to...
R2 Where Are You
Hello Friends:) I wanted to drop a note to share a story with you that I found really moving. I am enrolled in a speaking program called...
Ground Hog’s Day Escape Plan
These days, with a bounty of coronavirus induced time on my hands, my wife and I linger more on our morning dog walks. With the arrival of...
Attention All Choices
Two weeks ago I had a plan. My future had an outline. I am a student in Michael and Amy Port’s Heroic Public Speaking grad school and I...
All Hands On Deck
There is a scene in one of my favorite movies, Margin Call, that rings true for these times. The movie is about the financial crisis of...
How To Manage the Transitions of Your Day
Three months ago I got a Peloton bike. Overnight I went from a boring, 30 minute, mildly aerobic grind on an elliptical while listening to...
Why Don’t Humans Have Fur?
One night last week I was on my evening dog walk crunching along in the crisp, 10 degree, Minnesota snow. I sat down on a bench in a...
How “Playing Actions” Can Brighten Our Lives
I want to become a better public speaker. That seems weak. How about - I want to become a great public speaker. Better, but it still...