This is Not Safe Imagine that you had the guts to go bungee jumping. You strap on a long elastic cord to your ankles. You go up to a height of 100 feet or more. You walk to the edge of a bridge and look over. You make a decision to trust the cord. You […]
Acting without Thinking This past week I joined the Coalition for the Homeless of Louisville on a night of counting homeless people. It sounds insensitive, but this is an important work. The goal is to understand who is homeless, how many there are, and where they are. I learned about the effort from some friends. […]
Just before starting medical school, my wife and I found out that we were pregnant. It’s probably obvious, but this was not our plan. We envisioned her working while I studied my way through school. We would consider having kids later, when we felt more stable. Better prepared. Financially sound. I remember telling one of my […]
We are always making excuses for ourselves. We rationalize not pursuing our dreams, and one of our most common excuses is ignorance. I don’t know how to do that. I could never become that person. That seems too complicated and too hard. Does this sound familiar? We fail to begin because we feel that we […]
Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate. Our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure. It is our light, not our darkness, that most frightens us. We ask ourselves, who am I to be brilliant, gorgeous, talented and fabulous? Actually, who are you NOT to be? You are a child of […]
Setting goals is an important step toward living a better story. Through goal setting we are trying to become better people and to accomplish greater things. New Year is the perfect time to make a fresh start. Goals are critical to success for several reasons. They provide clarity about where we are going. They give […]
