Strength to Stand

Marcus Aurelius on what resilience actually is I heard the news during our Monday morning staff meeting at 8:30 AM. One of our biggest referral sources — gone, just like that. No warning. No negotiation. Just a polite, corporate explanation about “new priorities” and “value-based care.” I knew what it really meant. Hundreds of patients […]
Is Your Business Really Living?

Marcus Aurelius on what existence isn’t “Just teach her daughter an exercise program and get out of there.” Those words changed a lot for me. I was working at a so-called nonprofit home health agency, caring for a patient who had suffered a massive stroke. She could only use one side of her body. She […]
What Hiking Taught Me About Business

Hiking in the mountains is one of my favorite things. I do it whenever I can. Over the years I’ve started to notice that the same mistakes show up on the trail that show up in business. When you’re new to hiking, most of your attention goes to the next rock or root. You spend […]