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Teaching My Kids to Build Real Friendships
When I was a kid, I just went over to a friend’s house to play. I’d call my mom when I got…
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How to Be a Safe Person for Others to Open Up To
There is a common theme in my life that my wife and kids noticed before I did. More often than not, when…
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How to Move Beyond Transactional Friendships
These days our relationships are very transactional. We have our work friends, friends we watch a game with, a couple of guys…
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Why We Feel Alone in a Hyperconnected World
Something that has been on my mind is the overwhelming feeling of aloneness that is possible in the hyperconnected time we live…
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How I Found Real Motivation (After External Pressure Failed Me)
Nobody is in charge of setting my goals, giving me feedback, or adjusting my environment in order to help me succeed. Nobody…
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Why Counseling Helped (But Wasn’t Enough)
The year 2017 was a major turning point in my life. Much of the unresolved trauma from my earlier years and how…
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The Productivity Tool Trap
Way before the iPhone, in the early days of the Palm Pilot, I got my first taste of the electronic checklist. That…
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Why I Treat Causes, Not Symptoms
One thing I have been trying to do in my life that goes against what has become our societal norm is to…
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How Busyness Accidentally Disconnected Our Family
It’s easy to allow too many “good” things into our lives. There are so many options for extracurricular activities. There also seems…
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When Self-Doubt Tries to Silence Your Voice
I can remember being told as a child that if I didn’t change, I would amount to nothing when I grew up.…
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