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The Second Attempt Is Where Most People Win
First attempts fail for reasons you cannot know until you have made one. The second attempt has those reasons built in. That is why it wins so often.
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Starting Over at Fifty Is Not Starting From Zero
When the business closed, I thought I was back at the beginning. I wasn’t. I was at the beginning with thirty years of tools, and once I saw that, everything moved faster than the first time.
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Working Through Grief Without Pretending It Isn’t There
The bills don’t stop when someone dies, and most of us can’t take a season off. Here’s what I learned about carrying grief and a workload at the same time, badly at first.
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The Week Went Badly. Here’s How Not to Make It a Month.
One bad week is a bad week. The story you tell yourself about it is what turns it into a bad quarter. A short field guide to stopping the slide.
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Your Streak Broke. Here’s What Tomorrow Looks Like.
The streak was never the point. The point was the person it was building. That person is still there. Here’s exactly what to do in the next 24 hours.
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Nobody Is Coming to Rescue You, and That Is Good News
Waiting for rescue keeps you stuck and keeps you small. The moment you accept that no one is coming, you discover you were the one you were waiting for.
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Winning the Morning You Already Lost
You overslept, skipped the workout, opened email first and it is 10:40. The day is not lost. It is at a fork, and one path is still very good.
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The Reset Ritual: Recovering a Bad Day Before It Becomes a Bad Week
A bad day is inevitable. A bad week is a choice made at around 6 p.m. on the bad day. Here is the ten-minute ritual that stops the spread.
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Grit Isn’t Enough: The Missing Piece in Resilience Advice
Toughing it out has limits. Discover the overlooked ingredients, rest, support, and meaning, that most resilience advice about coping with adversity leaves out.
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When Everything Falls Apart: A Practical Rebuilding Guide
A no-nonsense guide for rebuilding after job loss, breakup, or collapse. Practical steps for coping with adversity when several things break at once.
Resilience & Adversity
When everything falls apart. Essays on recovering from loss, setbacks and failure, the next right step, and the strange usefulness of hitting the floor and finding it holds.