It’s graduation time! Students across the country are thrilled to finally be done with classes, done with books and done with teachers’ dirty looks. But what they will soon find out is that the real life lessons start after school ends. Because suddenly your life becomes one big multiple choice…

Every experience in your life has the potential to be valuable. Every day, every meeting, every interaction. From major holidays to kickoff meetings to casual conversation, there is gold to be found everywhere. But too often the experience comes and goes without living up to the potential it promised. …

Last night I went to a middle school choir concert. And I noticed that there are three types of middle school choir participants. These kids are in the choir physically. And that’s where their involvement stops. Yes, they are on stage. But there is little to no effort given. They…

The most exciting project you will ever undertake in life is you. You get one opportunity to make one human as amazing as possible. And you have complete control over that human. Except when you get the hiccups or your arm falls asleep. An amazing life can be defined and…

Yeast is like magic. It is the secret, almost invisible ingredient that makes bread rise. It creates action and life. It creates transformation. And alcohol. And stank. But yeast only works if the conditions are favorable. If the environment is too cold it won’t activate. If the temperature is too…

Like cogs in a machine, or tools in a toolbox, every day of the week has a different purpose. Tuesday is the Do-Day. After setting the goals and objectives for the week on Monday, Tuesday is the day to make things happen. Bite off big chunks. Pull the long levers…

If you want a better, more interesting and more fulfilling life take on more personal projects. If you don’t, a disproportionate amount of your life will be taken up with your must-dos, and not your want-to-dos. Personal projects allow you to take on exciting new roles in miniature. Because they…

There are nearly 8 billion people on Earth. Which, according to my quick math, equals a lot of competition. Every time you apply for a job, promotion, or elected position, someone else will want it too. Just ask Napoleon and Pedro. Want to woo an attractive mate? Join the crowd…

On my drive to work recently I came across a car that was stopped at a major intersection. This was odd, because the traffic light was green, and the driver should have proceeded through. What made the situation worse was that it was raining heavily. So the intersection felt like…