What happens when my wife and I decide to spend our holiday weekend at the in-laws?

However, at times, the overachiever in me gets more than a little ruffled when my schedule gets even slightly disrupted.

What would you tell your kids as they take their first steps into the real world? Here’s what I said.

Rage is really just a mask for this tricky emotion that likes to hide behind anger’s facade.

The good news is that I’ve had a lot of practice doing stupid stuff. This experience has helped me develop a set of simple rules to lessen the pain that comes with failure. 

The good news is that once you embrace your limits, you feel better about being human.

What if, instead of focusing all our energy on our own mission and purpose, we brought that kind of intention to understanding others? 

A few weeks ago, I (unexpectedly) found myself with a wide-open afternoon on my schedule.

Overachievers sometimes forget that changing their situation is merely a matter of adopting a different perspective. 

For much of my adult life, I assumed that I was destined for “big” things. I set ambitious goals and did everything I could to achieve them.