A year ago I kissed my father at the door and took his blessing. While my plane crossed the Atlantic, he crossed from this world to the next. Transitions You may have noticed that I have written much about transitions and change this year. It is a subject that I thought I...
This is my first Father's Day without my Dad. A time of deep loss, transition, and profound re-adjustment. Dad taught me my ABCs From my Dad, I learned my ABCs. First the normal ones - the building blocks of words. Then the ones that take you through life. Because the legacy that my...
Short read: If Corporations are constantly evolving to expand their longevity and stay relevant, maybe you should too. Companies that want to stay relevant longer are constantly retooling, restructuring and re-evaluating possible threats. Change is the new normal. Half the companies on the S&P 500 companies will be replaced on...
"This gold medal," said Marnie McBean, holding up her first Gold Olympic medal, won at the 1992 Barcelona Olympics for Pairs Rowing "proved without a shadow of a doubt that my Mom was right:" Never be afraid to try [caption id="attachment_1322" align="aligncenter" width="300"] credit: Tweet from Nazerah Shaik https://t.co/8YSXkFyXEe[/caption] Why? Because Marnie did...
Do you remember reading the Dr. Seuss book 'Oh the Thinks you can Think'? It gives the child in us complete permission to dream and create the impossible. Imagination is a beautiful thing Quotes will show up in my news feed every now and again. This one caught my attention. It fits...
Contributor: Bernard de Souza When reading the article ‘High-Pressure Parenting’ and your blog post ‘Am I a High-pressure parent?’ I was drawn to the questions: How and why has work changed over the last 15-20 years? What is the specific impact on new graduates? The Push for Outsourcing With the stock market’s focus on...
High-pressure Parent Am I one of them? 'The article that launched a thousand discussions.' What will it do in yours? We are investing more time and money in raising our our children than our parents did. Whose interest are we serving - theirs, or OURS? A regular follower of the Karena Arena sent...
Parenting is a little like standing at the edge of the Grand Canyon. The first time you visit this natural wonder of the world, you realize nothing actually prepared you for this moment. No matter how much you researched – read books, stared at photos on calendars, watched GoPro footage or...