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I once spoke at an event for senior U.S. Air Force officers where one of the other speakers was a…

No matter how hard you try, your work is never going to be perfect. You can spend dozens of hours…

Two of my children are competitive runners. They typically run in rela- tively flat environments, and even when running cross-country…

At some point, you reach a place in your career where work that once felt difficult is now fairly simple…

Morning Pages There are brilliant insights lurking just beneath the surface of your conscious thought. You may not realize they…

Backward Rationalizing I love the story about the farmer’s cousin who went to visit his family in the country. Upon…

Sound Familiar? You’re stuck and you can’t see a path forward. You’ve tried everything you know to do, but that…

Your Personal Dashboard If you wish to be prolific, brilliant, and healthy over the long term in your career, it’s…

Creative work requires vulnerability, because you are putting your thoughts, perspectives, and skills on display for others to critique. It…

Listen for the Patterns I grew up in a home situated right next to heavily trafficked railroad tracks. At night,…