An approach to dating and to living — The elusive match — in the form of a truly compatible life partner — is something many people yearn for. Some are lucky enough to experience it. I suffered plenty of heartache in my dating and relationship life for a good number of years in search of this very thing…

Self-care strategies to help you endure the indignities of job hunting — Back in 2014, I underwent an unexpectedly brutal job search. Over the course of 9 months, I applied for over 150 different jobs. The majority of these were positions I was well qualified — if not over-qualified — for. After some preliminary screenings (phone interviews and online tests), I was…

50 observations from 50 trips around the sun — In celebration of my reaching the milestone of quinquagenarian today, here are fifty things I’ve noticed on this wild and wacky ride we call life. Disclaimer: These are simply my observations. I may be wrong about any number of them (except for the examples cited in #12). Enjoy! 1. Life…

The true story of how I managed to interview the music legend, and a hero of mine, back in 1996 — The following events occurred in March of 1996. I was 23 years old at the time, had graduated from Penn State nearly two years earlier, and was living in Nashville and pursuing my dream of being a professional singer/songwriter. Billy Joel was 46. His most recent album was River of…

By now you’ve probably heard all about the free virtual conference known as Medium Day, taking place on a device near you this Saturday, August 12th. I will be giving four different talks, and hope to see you there for one or more of them! My sessions are as follows: …

What training for a marathon and completing an Ironman has taught me about setting and achieving goals. — Have you ever set a goal for yourself, taken some action in that direction, and then lost your resolve before achieving it? Show of hands? Great! That means there are no AIs here, just people. This article, then, is for you. Whatever your unrealized goal might have been (losing 30…

The continuation of life after the death of my youthful dream — “We must be willing to let go of the life we planned so as to have the life that is waiting for us.” — Joseph Campbell From as far back as I can remember, I was enchanted with music. One of my earliest memories is of circling a portable record…

Five benefits of making it a regular practice — Imagine the quality of a relationship with a partner, spouse, or significant other in which you rarely check in to see how the other person is doing. Or one in which you rarely let the other person know, honestly, how you are doing. Would you expect such a relationship to…

A path to forgiveness and self-forgiveness — Have you ever noticed it can be far easier to treat other people with kindness than to do the same for yourself? You might be able to hold great compassion in your heart for others as they face life’s difficulties, yet be merciless toward yourself whenever you feel you have…