You Don’t Get to Be Apolitical: The Stoic Duty to Stand Up and Speak
In today’s world and time for so many people silence is often mistaken for wisdom, and neutrality for…
The Call to Engage: Why Good People Can’t Abandon a Broken System
When the world feels corrupt, when institutions lose their way, and when leadership rewards power over principle, for…
Be Strict With Yourself, Forgiving With Others: The Lesson of Marcus Aurelius
By most if not all, discipline is seen as a virtue and rightly so. It is what separates…
Forgiveness is Not Weakness; It’s One of The Highest Forms of Strength
There is a quiet kind of strength that does not usually make headlines. It is not loud, it…
You Don’t Need Credit: Why True Character Needs No Applause
At some point in our past, if not now, we all crave to be seen; to be appreciated;…
Never Attribute to Malice: When People Let You Down; It’s Usually Not About You
Never attribute to malice what can be adequately explained by ignorance or error. Hanlon’s Razor You know sometimes…
The Hidden Equation of Wealth: Contentment Over Accumulation
Obviously we live in a world obsessed with accumulation, from bigger houses, to faster cars, to newer phones,…
Better Hated for the Truth Than Loved for a Lie
I don’t know if you know this but truth has never been cheap. From the ancient philosophers who…
Beyond Recognition: The True Measure of Goodness
You want it, don’t you? That “I told you so.” That “Thank you.” That nod of recognition for…
Don’t Just Talk About Being Good; Be Good!
You know it is very very easy to talk about being a good person; it is also very…