Time flies, doesn’t it? I am always amazed by how quickly the summer ends, fall arrives, and the time comes again to give thanks. The old turkey baster makes its way out of the drawer. Planes, trains, and automobiles are filled with hungry family and friends. We come together to…

“Moral courage is the commitment to act upon one’s values regardless of the difficulty or personal cost. It inspires the conviction to take action with the clarity to remain constant in goals but flexible in method.” — Social Standard, Jacqueline Novogratz On your mission, you will encounter adversity. Challenges that…

When I was in high school, I was a human-computer. I could literally do quadratic equations in my head. One of my mentors in high school was Mr. Hickson. He was my math teacher in 11th grade. He would send me home with a little black book full of mathematical thought exercises and brain puzzles. I loved it. But, by…

Pause. Breathe. Reflect. When you feel overwhelmed. Pause the situation. Freeze your decision-making. Breathe through the pain and confusion caused by the event you are currently in. It will help bring down your blood pressure — returning you to homeostasis. Reflect on the happenings. What is going, really? What vulnerability…

Cecilia Hempstock had a big problem. Her dad Karl, a British merchant, ran into terrible financial trouble. Mr. Karl Hempstock’s business had taken a turn for the worse, and he owed money to a Mr. James James, one of London’s loan sharks. (Never trust anyone with two first names.) The…