Have you ever contemplated suicide? Not planned it, not obsessed over it, but contemplated it? Do you often label yourself as “lost,” or “broken?” How “lonely” are you? Sunday mornings, do they become dreaded signposts, informing you that anxiety will…
Have you ever felt like throwing a chair across the room? In that moment when anger becomes more than data, more than a signal, what do you do? Have you ever visualized that movie-moment? Your palms are sweating. Across the…
Some finally reach the Guru at the top of the mountain. Drained, almost dying, only to hear, “Sorry, Guru Services are closed due to heavy snowfall. Or, merch is now available in all T-shirt sizes. Buy some. The Guru now…
My late father-in-law wielded a lived-in phrase: “Speak to people in a language they will understand.” That’s a quietly devastating line. “Speak to people in a language they will understand.” That’s not just about vocabulary. Vernacular, sure. But there’s more.…
“My gift is eviscerating idiots with words that cut until they bleed in the corner of their mother’s basement!” That was Dan’s claim to fame, one of many loud, self-inflated boasts from a man who imagined himself striding among the…
“Don’t diagnose yourself.” That’s what my colleague said, years ago, when I mentioned I suspected I had depression. I did seek help, much later, when I could. He folded his arms sanctimoniously and repeated himself, “You can’t just diagnose yourself.”…
“Healthy Conflict” is a Lie Leaders Tell to Avoid the Knife “Healthy conflict.” That corporate sermon. Utter garbage. Conflict isn’t healthy. It’s corrosive. It poisons trust, pits egos against each other, and leaves teams bleeding in silence. What’s healthy? Confrontation.…