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Good morning, beautiful reader. Big stretch. Soft smile. Now, get ready! Today, we are on a hunt. First, sit down with a big mug of delicious hot coffee or tea while I tell you about what we are hunting. We are on a hunt for treasures that will be hidden in your life today. I don’t…

Hello, my name is Georgi. I can deconstruct, analyze, and optimize practically anything in a split second. The word is critical. I’m a nonstop critic. Non. Stop. Make it stop. It doesn’t stop. The thoughts go on and on inside my head. They sharpen. Sometimes, they stab. When I turned 40, I reflected on my…

The other day, I ran into my friend, an incredible and artful rock climber who has been trying to break into a grade of climbing that is far beyond what most human beings can achieve. And yet, in his attempts to succeed at his goal, he says he is “failing” over and over. These “failures”…

Recently, a Justin Bieber/swooshy hair/light eyed barista helped me as I ordered a small coffee. The problem was, he came back with a large. With an adorable smile, he said, “Here you go.” I said, “Oh, sorry, that might not be mine. I ordered a small.” He looked puzzled, flipped his hair, and laughed, “Oh…

“Turn your mess into your message.” – Tim Storey Sometimes I am amazed at how wonderful Oprah Winfrey is, and then I remember that her childhood was one of abandonment and abuse. Sometimes I think Martha Beck is an incredibly gifted writer, and then I remember that, in addition to her Harvard PhD and New…

Secret confession: I love the Coldplay song “Fix You.” I have an acapella version of it that is devastating. I play it and sing and cry my eyes out, in my car, alone. Public image announcement: I tell my students that I hate that Coldplay song “Fix You.” I tell them that they should never…

“You can fail at what you don’t want, so you might as well take a chance on doing what you love.” – Jim Carrey I love big dreams. I love to encourage all my students to pursue their biggest and best dreams. But… there is one dream I have difficulty with: My response to anyone who tells me that they want to…

Next week is Spring Break. This week the university vibe is antsy, frantic, and itchy-scratchy. Students skip classes. Professors (myself included!) let classes out a little early, because… well… mentally, we’re all already gone. Spring Breakitis. Spring Break Fever. Spring I’ll Break You in Half if I Have to Take Another Test. This week, my boss…

This week, my students had to give group presentations, and one awesome woman looked at me before her presentation and said, “I feel sick. This is awful.” I said, “Really? But I’ve seen you present before and you’re great.” She said, “I hate it. I can’t believe you do this every day.” The comment took…

You’d be surprised who comes to my office. You’d be surprised who talks to me after class. You’d be surprised at what people say. Or, maybe you wouldn’t. Maybe, unlike me, you learned quite early what it took me four decades to learn: So many people are silently suffering. They have been scaring the hell…