It's Pride Month: It is a month-long occasion for celebrating the LGBTQ+ culture and raising awareness of their rights and history. Two days ago, as I stood onstage at my…

This particular "Truth Potato" quote—"Question every rule, tradition, belief, and stereotype there is"—sounds intelligent, wise, and perhaps not profound, yet it seems to fall on deaf ears. A Pew Research…

My latest book, "Stories Sell: Storyworthy Strategies to Grow Your Business and Brand" publishes today! My book's birthday! The book is a guide to using the power of storytelling to…

"Death is only the end if you assume the story is about you." - Jeffrey Cranor or Jay Michaelson The internet isn't sure who said it first. Either way, I…

A recent social media posting that received a lot of attention on the internet: "Years ago, when I was in my 20s, a bold and artistically daring older friend who…

Packing lists for weeks-long camps are a little ridiculous. In response, parents already paying thousands of dollars for sleepaway camps are deciding that the cost to get their child's camp…

A recent Harris poll indicates: 55% of Americans believe the economy is shrinking, and 56% think the US is experiencing a recession, even though the broadest measure of the economy…

Irene Otte retired Wednesday after working for 51 years in the cafeteria of the school where I teach. I've been teaching at the same school for the past 25 years,…

In a recent newsletter, Mike Lombardi offers eight critical principles of leadership. I love this list. But I also believe that it's not so much a list for leaders as…

Four years ago, a student named Cindy gave me a birthday gift wrapped in handmade wrapping paper that was so lovely that I decided never to open the gift. Cindy,…