If you believe “trust” is fundamental to every good team, company, or relationship, you may want to study the graphic above and commit it to memory. It’s a good blueprint for assessing why trust exists or doesn’t. We trust competence. We want our surgeons to have many completed surgeries under their belt. We want […]

“Weep, trust, pray, think, shift, hope, grow. Ways to handle suffering.” – Tim Keller Tim Keller was a preacher from New York City. He passed away in 2023. I followed him on Twitter because he tweeted profound thoughts like the one above. You don’t exit life without tough things happening to you. It’s a fact. […]

I don’t know about you, but I try to be hopeful. Having hope is expecting that things will improve and be better. Psychologist Mark Goulston posted this list of “hope killers:” If you have no gratitude, you’re disappointed. If you have no confidence, you’re doubtful. If you have no faith, you’re pessimistic. If you have […]

Valentine’s Day celebrates love. Here’s my favorite piece of literature regarding the topic: “Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud. It does not dishonor others, it is not self-seeking, it is not easily angered, it keeps no record of wrongs. Love does not delight […]