I had a revelation the other day. Ok, maybe it was the Nyquil/Flu derived drible in the middle of the night. The root of so much of our stress lies in our attempt to have CONTROL over the uncontrollable! It started with a simple question posed by my 4 year old daughter: “Why can’t I have this TV show right now?”, she asked pleading with me to magically make her favorite episode of her favorite TV show appear instantly. It’s […]
Read moreCategory: Rule #1: Expect and Accept Chaos
I was stressed and burned out always worrying about the future. With all the chaos at work, I just couldn’t figure out how to deal with uncertainty of an increasingly complex career path. I had a family that depended on me and a mortgage. All the stress and anxiety due to uncertainty affected my life at home, my relationship and it took years off my health…not to mention turning into gray the little hair on my head I had left. […]
Read moreI used to be one of those people who was in awe of the choices we have all around us. “Give me more information”, I used to say. From my career to my life at home, I used to utilize information – lots of it – to make any decision, small or big. I needed options driven by data to figure out which way to go in an uncertain and unpredictable environment. I figured the more you know about something, […]
Read moreI’m in New Delhi, India this week on a short work trip. I’ve been here several times but I always end up learning something new about how people live and work in this country of 1.2 billion people. Yup, 1.2 BILLION. It’s crazy…so many people, everywhere! [tidbit: India is about a third of the size of the US] Today is an Indian holiday. It’s a religious one where families go to the temple to worship the God Shiva for health, […]
Read more“Now, he has got the life!”, a friend said to me the other day referring to a common friend we share on Facebook. This common friend is always on Facebook putting up photos of himself in beautiful places with beautiful people doing fun things. One day you see pictures of him having a glass of champagne at the hottest restaurant on another day he’s “checking in” using Foursquare at a fancy hotel somewhere in the world and the next day […]
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