Don’t Be a Pussy (Unless That’s the Brave Part)

Don’t Be a Pussy (Unless That’s the Brave Part)

Picture two people cancelling their skydiving experience on the morning of the jump. The first has wanted to skydive for years, despite her fear of heights. She booked the jump for her birthday and has been talking about it for weeks. Then her birthday arrives. She...
Why do Europeans eat sans phone?

Why do Europeans eat sans phone?

I was sitting in a beautiful plaza in a small Spanish village, the kind of place where the tables spill onto cobblestones and most of the people seem to know one another. My girls were beside me eating ice cream, although judging by their faces and clothes, very...
The Optimists Didn’t Die of Hope

The Optimists Didn’t Die of Hope

I’ve always loved Jim Collins’ book Good to Great. There is a story in it that has stayed with me. Admiral James Stockdale spent more than seven years as a prisoner of war in Vietnam. When asked which prisoners had failed to make it home, Stockdale reportedly replied:...