Somewhere along the way, most of us bought into the notion that ability is central to success. You know what I mean, “he’s a natural musician,” or “she was born an athlete.” More recently, that assumption has been challenged on numerous grounds. Far more important than ability, it...

To get anything done, you have to be willing to say both “yes” and “no.” The “yes” is not just to a project or idea or request. If it’s important, then the “yes” is also to risk, to the unknown, to the possibility of failure. But once you say “yes” you also  have to say...

It is so easy for my “Lenten discipline” – the quotations are to indicate how little “Lent” there is sometimes in the discipline – to devolve into a chance to drop a few points, quit an annoying habit, or spend a little less money. I never mean for that to...