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This seems like an odd quote for the day after Labor Day, but it’s one I’ve always believed in. Work can either be a job, a career, or a calling. If we’re diligent and fortunate, it can feel as if you’ve been called by the heavens to answer your vocation. I’ve had three callings in ...
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Who or what is a man without a libido? A eunuch? Or maybe just an example of the acceleration of a man who is aging. Everybody is busy being somebody,
“Past Lives”: As with many of the films listed, there’s a longing and a wistfulness woven into these middle age stories. My heart ached watching this poignant tale of two
The male midlife crisis is often associated with a red sports car and junking your wife for your secretary. Yes, Jeff Bezos seems to be going through that scenario right
Of course, given that I’m in the midst of my cancer radiation therapy, experiencing these rural hot springs is exactly what my body craves. Liz Gilbert would be proud: Eat,
My middle school, like many, had an end-of-year ritual of signing each other’s yearbooks. This exercise was particularly meaningful in an international school where I studied, since families often moved
In the popular series White Lotus, a Season Two sub-plot is a behavioral study of two marriages. Two ultra-successful, heterosexual couples are vacationing in Italy with adjoining suites at a
While I lead groups regularly in my consulting work, I was constantly reminded during the MEA week that group facilitation is a delicate balance of encouraging discovery, unifying, and surrender.
And while that’s understandable, I’d like to offer another point of view by asking you a few questions: Would you rather have a big funeral after dying or a big
However, while a vacation can create a temporary respite from your ordinary habits, unless it’s a transformational travel experience (check out the Transformational Travel Council and Alain de Botton’s book
Rustin was the man behind the 1963 March on Washington, where Martin Luther King gave his famous “I Have a Dream” speech. It wouldn’t have happened without him, and it
Rupert Murdoch, who retired as chair of News Corp and Fox News recently, and George Soros, who gave up control of his Open Society Foundations in June, waited until they
Emotional. “Yes, you CAN, SIR!” That was said to me by an immigrant Uber driver on a long drive to see my parents. He wanted to coach me into believing
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