Welcome to the X.

X as in the unique mix of decisions and experiences that will bring you meaning and joy in your next chapter. Think practical tools, a little inspiration and more than a few stories of those who’ve jumped the hurdle.
HealthMasteryRelationships
May 12, 2020

Life after…

If you want to begin the conversation of what life will look like after the Pandemic, sure, go ahead. It’s the same mind game as trying to name the best performing stock for 2021. You can opine about the future, but here’s the thing: what…
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Mastery
May 7, 2020

A gift of time

Here we are in some phase of the global pandemic. The orders are clear: stay home, stay safe. While I am venturing out to the office for very brief stints (everyone else is working remotely), I am being a responsible man. A friend of mine…
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HealthMastery
April 23, 2020

The laws of physics

My father was raised in the Depression and became the ultimate workaholic. He was NEVER not doing. If he caught me on the couch in front of the TV, he would quote Newton’s First Law…you know, “things in motion tend to stay in motion, things…
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HealthMastery
April 18, 2020

Change your words—change your brain

Words have power. We connect words to very specific feelings. For example, if you think “terror”,“crisis” or “ panic” you set off a rush of cortisol (the fight or flight hormone) that surges through your body. Flooding the body with cortisol is linked with a…
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MasteryMeaning
April 17, 2020

Creating light in the dark

When my kids were young, they adamantly demanded a night light be kept on while they slept. They, like many youngsters, were afraid of the dark. COVID-19 has cast our lives into a completely unforeseen and unexpected shadow of illness, death and fear. A darkness…
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LongevityMastery
April 15, 2020

Keeping perspective

Let’s say you’re out for a bike ride on a beautiful clear sunny day. The temperature is perfect, the roads are open and clear, the sun is bright overhead and the scenery is filled with green rolling hills and colorful landscapes. If you’re a serious…
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Mastery
April 11, 2020

From the inside out

Change happens, usually when you’re not looking, kind of like a car accident. Once you’ve shaken off the after-effects from the shock, your next move is a decision to do something. Regardless of the event, your decision is where to go from this moment forward…
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Mastery
March 26, 2020

Reading the last page first

Some people I know begin a novel by reading the last page—which always confuses me.  If you know the ending, why bother reading the book? As an avid reader, I would never read the end first. I want to see how the author tells the…
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