“Your goals are the road maps that guide you and show you what is possible for your life.”
―Les Brown
We ask our children to wonder and dream, and they do.
- What do you want to be when you grow up?
- If you had a million dollars, what would you do with it?
- If you could be a superher ...
“There is a lie that acts like a virus within the mind of humanity. And that lie is, ‘There’s not enough good to go around. There’s lack and there’s limitation and there’s just not enough.’
The truth is that there’s more than enough good to go around. There is more than enough creative idea...
“Owning our story can be hard but not nearly as difficult as spending our lives running from it. Embracing our vulnerabilities is risky but not nearly as dangerous as giving up on love and belonging and joy—the experiences that make us the most vulnerable. Only when we are brave enough...
Here are some words I never imagined saying: I recently attended a conference for entrepreneurs. I was surrounded by impressive individuals putting themselves in the proverbial arena with the goal of disrupting struggles and pain points for their future customers. An entire afternoon was...
When my mother turned 18, her father gave her a St. Christopher medallion to bless her in her travels and a $10 bill so that she would never be without money. She saved both. They remain enshrined in the original plastic box. The box is now weathered and held together by masking tape. Fortu...
“Perfection is the enemy of good.”
–Voltaire
Regarding the invention of the electric light bulb, Thomas Edison famously said: “I have not failed. I’ve just found 10,000 ways that won’t work.” Can you imagine a world where Thomas Edison looked at his pile of failures and decided to give u...
“There” is no better than “here.” When your “there” has become a “here,” you will simply obtain another “there” that will again look better than “here.”
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Physicians are not strangers to the...
One of the biggest struggles of my adult life has been the elusive idea of work-life balance. It seems like a simple concept. First, determine your priorities. Then, live your life aligned with those priorities. Easy peasy. But somehow, every time I attempt this exercise, things go awry. ...
“To be yourself in a world that is constantly trying to make you something else is the greatest accomplishment.” - Ralph Waldo Emerson
The idea of leaning into discomfort is a tough one for me. I’d love to blame it on age, but I have always been this way. It feels safer to take the road mor...
Why Did We Stop Dreaming?
What do you want to be when you grow up? If you had a million dollars, what would you do with it? If you could be a princess or a superhero, who would you choose? What magical power do you wish you had? We ask our children to wonder and dream, and they do! We u...