Have fun with it or forget about it

Have fun with it or forget about it

I wrote a few years ago about – in my view – the importance of having fun. Of intentionally choosing to have fun. I’m writing about it again. In My Humble Opinion, fun is underrated. Fun is undervalued. And fun is underused. And In My Humble Opinion, it often comes...
Can you lighten up a little bit?

Can you lighten up a little bit?

And by you, I mean me. Can I lighten up a little bit? Can I find a way to not be so serious? To not try so hard? I’m still writing about it, so I guess it’s still a challenge at times. ☺ I know that when I lighten, life gets easier. I get easier. I know that when I...
It’s getting real. It’s really weird.

It’s getting real. It’s really weird.

I was at a neighborhood party the other night, and a number of people congratulated me on signing with a publisher. I had lunch with a friend from business school whom I hadn’t seen in decades, and he mentioned he was excited for me that the book was coming out. (And...
Why do I lift heavy weights?

Why do I lift heavy weights?

I was at the gym again this morning, lifting heavy weights. Often I will stop mid-workout, turn to the guy next to me (not to be too gendered, but in the room where I lift, with the rack and the benches and the heavier weights, it’s mostly guys around me) and...