Book Review: The Anxious Generation

Book Review: The Anxious Generation

Do you know that feeling when someone comes along and says exactly what you have been saying but puts it into a book that becomes a best-seller?  That’s how I felt reading Jonathan Haidt’s The Anxious Generation. He unpacks how smartphones and social media have...
Book Review: The Accidental Superpower by Peter Zeihan

Book Review: The Accidental Superpower by Peter Zeihan

I just read Peter Zeihan’s amazing book The Accidental Superpower, which first came out ten years ago. The guy knows his stuff about geopolitics and how a country’s location impacts its power and influence.  The book argues that America became a superpower...
Coping Strategies for the Sandwich Generation

Coping Strategies for the Sandwich Generation

Caring for elderly parents while your kids are still around is called being part of The Sandwich Generation – and it’s hard.  I have been in healthcare for over 30 years, but nothing has prepared me for taking care of my mom, who is dealing with cognitive...
Why I Will Never Retire

Why I Will Never Retire

I recently read an article in The Economist titled “Why You Should Never Retire, ” which explained something I’ve been grappling with for a while – the importance of remaining useful. I’m likely at the top of my career, but how can I leverage...
Hunt vs Attract (And other Paradoxes)

Hunt vs Attract (And other Paradoxes)

Humans were designed to forage and hunt for food. We have an innate instinct to conquer and accumulate. It’s in our nature, and we always look for the next mountain to climb. Laura Gassner Otting spoke about this feeling on our LinkedIn Live session and the Success...