When it comes to asking for help—I simply won’t do it. Actually, that’s not completely true. I will ask for help, but only as a last resort, after I’ve exhausted every other option. Carol and I were running buddies. Back in the 90s, we were in the same running club and often ran together during …
Slip Sliding Away
A colleague and I were waiting to be picked up in front of our San Francisco hotel when a man jogged by wearing nothing but running shoes. After a quick double take, a group of rambunctious women, wearing only strategically placed balloons, darted by. I turned to Krista, "Am I going crazy or did I …
The Solo Retreat
Every summer I gift myself a solo retreat at Chautauqua Park in Boulder, Colorado. This annual hermitage has been one of the best rituals I’ve created for myself and I’d like to tell you a little about it. For a change of pace, I’m going to tell this story as if you were interviewing me on this …