Leaders require an enormous number of qualities in order to be successful, but confidence has always struck me as essential. Confidence allows for many things, but one that I always…

Writer, storyteller, and friend Dan Kennedy tweeted this back in December of last year: "You have to find something that explains yourself to you." As is almost always the case,…

I teach storytellers that the way we order our words, sentences, and scenes makes all the difference when it comes to telling a story well. Reveal something too soon or…

Ben Sasse, Senator from Nebraska, delivered a shockingly terrible and exceptionally offensive commencement address to the students of Fremont Public School last week. In the span of just seven minutes,…

A bit of unsolicited advice on helping friends, colleagues, students, and family members who are struggling in this pandemic world: Avoid, "Yes, but..." Embrace, "Yes, so..." "Yes, but..." is an…

As a slightly public figure who routinely criticizes Donald Trump, writes about his racism, sexism, narcissism, and complete incompetence, has participated in a successful lawsuit against him, and uses Twitter…

Was Elysha just careless with her water, begging for the cats to knock over the glass and make a puddle on the bedroom floor? Or is she signaling to me…

I came riding down a path behind Charlie's elementary school last week, approaching the school. Standing on the edge of the soccer field, adjacent to the playground, is a porta-potty.…