A’ja Wilson and Caitlin Clark are each a force on the court, always ranking near the top of every list of best players in the WNBA. Wilson is a three-time MVP and helped her team become back-to-back WNBA champions. Clark won WNBA Rookie of the…
Old Testament
When a child wants to learn to play baseball, the coach doesn’t hand them a bat, tell the child to step up to the plate, and then throw them a 90-mph fastball. No, the coach puts the ball on a T, shows them how to swing the bat to hit the ball…
You invested in a “hot stock.” But the stock tanked, and you lost a fortune.
You quit your stable job to take a chance on a startup you really believed in. Now, the startup is fighting to stave off bankruptcy.
You tattooed her name on your…
“He literally died!”
“She loves soft pretzels!”
“I haven’t seen them in forever!”
We throw words around as if they have no meaning. We play it off, calling it hyperbole. Hyperbole has been normalized, and the extreme has become expected…
At some point, it happens to all of us. Maybe it’s in high school. Maybe it’s in college. Maybe it’s in our first corporate job. Regardless of when it happens, all of us experience the moment when we stop hiding who we really are and begin…
If you’re a mechanic who needs to fix the engine of a car, the most inefficient thing you can do is ask your toddler for help. If you’re a rocket scientist, how wise is it to ask a pre-algebra student to look over the calculations for your…
A good story, a story that has the power to truly change your life, draws you in by connecting you to the protagonist. Over the course of the story, you learn the most intimate details about the protagonist’s complex character through their…
If a family member wounds us with their words, it’s normal to air our hurt to a therapist. If we have an especially awful experience at a restaurant, it’s normal to lodge a complaint with the manager. If a co-worker’s aggressive interactions make…
Most people in our world strive for greatness. They want to do great things so others see them as a great leader. There’s nothing wrong with wanting to be great.
But there is a problem with being great at the expense of being good – morally…
Your house is wonderful. But there will always be someone whose house you think is more wonderful.
Your career is satisfying. But there will always be someone whose career sounds more appealing.
Your friends are amazing. But there will always…