H is for Humility
Unlike chartreuse, speedos, and neck tattoos, humility, it turns out, looks great on everyone. That’s the good news. The bad news is…
D is for Daddy Issues
It was my twelfth birthday. I stayed up until midnight, hoping he would call. On my forty-fifth birthday, I waited up again…
L is for Lifeguard Parenting
“Don’t be a helicopter parent.”
“Don’t be a bulldozer parent.”
“Don’t be a drone parent.”
Lots of don’ts. But…
Three Wishes, Part One
My mom was someone who could have used more wishes. But she voiced only one…
S is for Saved at Stanford?
As two saved souls, our silence rested where the sublime fell short, in a sacred space of answers still waiting to be named and known.
Y is for You’re Not That Funny
Here’s a lesson for leaders to embrace: none of us are as funny as our teams’ chuckles would suggest. We’ve been duped by courtesy laughs.