Engine maintenance for your soul

This week I had the good fortune to play “test pilot” for a day, performing a maintenance flight on an aircraft that had just had a new engine installed.   The “test pilot” title was our joking way of referring to the fact that I’d be the one to discover if a bolt...

About this so-called “New Year”…

We are living in surreal times of juxtaposed “realities” of which the arbitrary creation called “New Year’s Day” provides a wonderful illustration.  In conversations with friends and colleagues this week, we’ve exchanged the customary “Happy New Year” greeting as...

Ingredients for Reinvention

The other day, I suddenly had a hankering for macaroni and cheese.  I don’t even remember the last time I ate mac-n-cheese, but since I was already wandering the aisles of the grocery store, I took a glance at the shelves. Gluten-free, dairy-free, cheezy...

The Intelligence of Anger

Let’s talk about managing anger. The Achievement paradigm says:  “manage” your emotions as they are a distraction that prevents you from achieving your goals.  True success means that you’ve “managed” your emotions so much that you can be very productive and...