In the early '80s, when I was employed at one of Massachusetts's most advanced manufacturing facilities, there were two personal computers for my entire engineering team. One was a PC, used mainly by Tony, who maintained Lotus 123 spreadsheets tracking all sorts of data. Then there was the Apple Mac...

The wind howls tonight. It's wild, this winter New England wind. It looks intimidating, evidenced by the spastic whipping I see from the several flags outside my window. It sounds worse, with its off-distant, low-level roar and its climactic howling crescendos. It can't be controlled. Yet, I love st...

I have to admit, finding purpose has always been an elusive endeavor. At times I would feel deeply about my purpose, and other times, meh. If only I could label it, bottle it, and drink it on demand, wouldn't that be grand? Well, you can. We all can. It's not that hard.

I don't believe we have just...

Last week, I introduced Daniel Pinks's first element to his motivation framework; Autonomy. This alone is a key motivator. But, there is more!

You would not be surprised to know that 50% of employees are not engaged at work in the US. To live a Charged Life, we desire full engagement, joy, and conf...

Once upon a time, I worked at a wildly successful company. It was deeply science-based so that I could geek out on the awesomeness of its tech. It was a dominant market leader because it took calculated risks. It was expertly managed. It was autonomous.

One day, while in transit from visiting my so...

I can't believe I missed writing this post last week when Groundhog Day was upon us. Someone employing a fixed mindset might say, "ah well, it wasn't meant to be," while someone using a growth mindset might say, "you know what, I'm going to blaze forward because I see an opportunity here, regardless...

Some things frighten us deeply to our core. The fright comes from the potential of loss pain; Loss of a loved one, loss of carefully curated wealth, loss of status and stature, loss of identity.

 There are other sources of fright that are a bit more complicated. They involve process pain, the fear ...

How can life be considered fair, in any respect? No matter who we are, no matter where we are born, there is a trap that we can fall into when we envy and when we become victims. And yet, there are those among us who are filled with contentment regardless of their station. What, then, is their secre...

The foundation for a society that reveres the individual is the reliance on Natural Law. There are some rights that are undeniable to anyone in that they are deemed to have come from our creator, such as Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Happiness. Similarly, there are some undeniable truths that th...

It's all about perspective. That's what I've come to find. Why is it that those of us who live the most simplified lives tend to be the most content? Don't they want more? Of course, they do! And they always get it. It's just a hell of a lot more accessible. 

Before you sell the house and trade dow...