I facilitate a lot of small group events and gatherings for my job. Throughout the year, my colleagues and I collectively coordinate more than 100 co...
My husband and I recently returned from a 10-day trip to Norway, where we had the opportunity to meet over a dozen new faces in our lives. The fisher...
One week ago, I had sinus surgery to clear up and reinforce the air passageways in my nose to help me breathe better. I’d been dreading this for year...
S — Thanks a lot for this feedback and these comments. I’m so sorry if this came across as insensitive, and I really appreciate you reaching out to s...
A look at the town of Banaue, one of the hub towns in this tribal region in the Philippines. You can see the rice terraces peeking out in the backgro...
One of the trickiest parts about being an adult is how difficult it can be to measure your own progress. Sometimes it’s hard to tell whether you’re m...
I’ve never liked the question, “How are you?”For one, it’s an empty greeting. Most people who ask don’t care about the response.Second, it’s the most...
Stop me if this sounds familiar: You’re in a meeting at work listening to a colleague present an idea. In the middle of their pitch, they mention som...
I’ve recently been thinking a lot about “in flux” stages at work. Maybe you have new people joining, senior people leaving, a shift of product focus,...
How you end big projectsWe hosted our annual USV CEO Summit at this week. In its aftermath, I thought I’d take a few minutes to write about the “deno...