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Belated thoughts on Father’s Day

// June 28th, 2010 // 1 Comment » // Blog

Before Father’s Day, I was listening to the Diane Rehm Show and discovered Father Fiction, a book by Donald Miller.  Miller — who leads The Mentoring Project, an organization that helps churches start mentoring programs for boys, and is on Obama’s Task force on Fatherhood and Healthy Families – uses this quick read to ruminate [...]

Eight things I wish I knew eight years ago

// June 22nd, 2010 // 1 Comment » // Blog

Last week, I got lunch with my friend Susan and her son Jason, who just graduated from high school and is preparing to go to UNC in about six weeks.  Jason is excited about going to school and asked me if I had any advice as he started his college career. I immediately had flashbacks [...]

Nice guys don’t finish last — just seventh

// June 1st, 2010 // No Comments » // Blog

This is a few weeks old, but I found this on the Freakonomics blog.  If the quote is true, there just might be hope for me.

Back in the habit

// May 31st, 2010 // 1 Comment » // Blog

I launched this blog about five years ago, and sadly, it’s lain fallow for almost two years.  I miss writing as an outlet, so I spent the past two weeks working on design and have launched a new site. I’ll try to post something a few times each week to prompt discussion.  I’ll only be [...]

5 Resolutions to Avoid Falling Into A Mid-Year Burnout

// July 14th, 2008 // No Comments » // Blog, Career, Random

The past month has been a blur. I’ve had four big deadlines at work, been out of of town four times (including an entire week in Chicago), and got some bad news about a family member’s health. Being busy, traveling, and dealing with tough person news is difficult to manage for anyone, but it’s especially [...]

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