Several years ago, the CEO of a large financial company referred a high-performing partner to me to improve his presentation skills for a large conference. Let’s call him Nathan*. He was a... Read more »
Many of us spend years trying to acquire the right career, friends, hobbies, interests, romantic partner(s), and even a highly specific coffee order. Then, rather inconveniently, something within us stops wanting any... Read more »
Artificial intelligence refers to computer systems that can perform tasks that usually require the intelligence of humans, including problem-solving, reasoning, and learning. As parents, AI may seem daunting. How do we teach... Read more »
You are trying to convince someone — your friend, a client, your spouse — to take some action or change their belief, and you have lots of supporting arguments to make. Should... Read more »
I began writing professionally in 1985, something that feels like a lifetime ago. I was a young copywriter, and the pencil was still very much a tool of my trade. The Macintosh... Read more »
Why are so many parents shocked or blindsided when an adult child goes no contact? Many parents describe estrangement as coming completely out of the blue. They may insist they had no... Read more »
If we learned anything from the COVID-19 pandemic, it was that Zoom calls would, for most people, replace live face-to-face meetings. With it came an implied list of virtual rules the likes... Read more »
Imagine a man who gets up repeatedly and walks toward the door of his memory care community. We could call him a wanderer, which is a word that has been used for... Read more »
“No”—it’s just a two-letter word, right? Yet, each week, parents who see me for parent coaching sessions lament how the word “no” is loaded with guilt and pain as they see their... Read more »
On September 1, 2026, 17-year-old Sarah Santiago, a high school student in North Carolina, was charged with murder in the deaths of three people in a mass shooting at a mosque in... Read more »