Drowning doesn’t look like drowning

Trying literally to follow in my dad’s footsteps. The physical wounds have mostly healed, which means I can wear shorts again sometime before September. The mental wounds … well, those...

The Yes State, now with dance moves. I’ve just walked out of the gym, after a week off and a belly full of pasta (thank you Sicily!). And rather than...

So cute! Or are they? There are four words most of us love to hear:  “I need your advice.” They’re flattering. They’re validating. They’re also where the trouble begins.  Before...

A home within a home. If you’ve been here for a while, or at least in the last 3 months, you’ll know I moved into a new office in April....

This has been hanging in my office for years. And yet I somehow missed the symbolism. Last week I showed you a photo of The Coaching Habit in the remainder...

Can you spot it? I still blush a little when I see The Coaching Habit on a shelf, even ten years later. But this … this was a first. A...

I will take a walk over this. Recently, I walked the length of the Humber River with nine other people. If you can’t tell, I’ve really been into walking lately....

Four adventurers, chasing simplicity (who knew?). I went all the way to the Azores to learn something I already knew. (If you’ve never heard of the Azores, add them to...

Every re-ride helps me suck less. Every Tuesday for the last six weeks, I borrow a car, strap a rack on the back, and wrestle my mountain bike onto it. ...

The Great Saunter group. I’m in the back, smiling through the blisters. Earlier this month, I headed to New York for the Great Saunter.  And by saunter, I mean 32...

We both made the best dressed list, but I did it first. I attended the Bibliobash recently — a philanthropic ball supporting Toronto’s public library system.  It’s a black-tie affair...

The book that sparked today’s newsletter. My friend Eric has a new book out, How a Little Became a Lot. It emerged from his podcast, The One You Feed, which...