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There's a person with a drinking problem that has progressively gotten worse over the past two years. That person can't wait for their first drink of the day, even though they are filled with guilt and shame the next morning and they keep repeating the cycle again and again. Close your eyes...
Sunk Cost Fallacy
I booked a Himalayan Trek in Nepal months ago. I have been training my body and mind, shucking and jiving to make sure I can be completely out for 3 weeks from parenting and my business. About a week and a half before my scheduled departure, we bombed Iran.Â
I was scheduled to fly through Doha on Qatar Airways and it was clear that was not going to be an option. I canceled my...
Stress Isn’t Just in Your Head; It Lives in Your Body
A client in a high-stress industry that just decided to pause the after-work drinking ritual asked:
“What do I actually do with all the stress? It doesn't just disappear when I walk out the door.”
That question is relevant to so many of us, especially leaders and really anyone carrying responsibility for others. When life gets lifey, most of...

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