This is an update of a piece I wrote back a year ago August, after the conventions, before the election, a few days after David Frum wrote his piece in The Atlantic, “Why Trump Supporters Think He’ll Win.” With the publication of the New York Times article last week, “Inside…

[I wrote this for my alumni magazine. If you find value in a liberal arts education, even if you are not a Wesleyan alum, you may appreciate this…. ] “I was looking at your Wesleyan Magazine in the waiting area. As you know, I get the Princeton alumni magazine. …

A few weeks ago, I quoted Ani DiFranco, that “Every tool is a weapon if you hold it right.” Today I’m writing about how it’s not about the tools. It’s about us. I am a professional coach. People pay me a lot of money to have conversations with them, as…

HOW THE CAPACITY TO COPE CAN BE A LIABILITY AS WELL AS AN ASSET. Two conversations, with old friends, past and present, shed light on the value of intolerance. I found a voicemail Monday morning at my accounting office. “Hi. This is Sayed.” I don’t know if you remember me….”…

I thought about this line reading the chat feed while watching a livestream of a coaching workshop this past weekend. At one point, a presenter, a well-known and brilliant coach, was talking about Power, and how she discovered how strong she really was after being sexually assaulted. She recognized that…

About 25 years ago or so I had a tax client, a young woman, and I would see her once a year. One year, she didn’t show. It happens. A young man showed up to have his tax returns prepared. He worked on Wall Street for a bank. He made…

In my job, I get to talk with people. Last week, a client came in to talk, and I don’t want to use too much of a description, just that he is soft-spoken, highly intelligent and thoughtful, and has been battling a severe chronic illness for decades now. He is…

Some of you know that I am a Certified Professional Coach, and help people and their businesses become who and what they want not just to “do,” but to “be.” I’m also an Accountant and all around Financial Professional. From that, I understand a bit of the psychology of money. …

For many people, worrying about things can become more vexing than the original problem they were grappling with. [First, a caveat. Some of you (and you know who you are) are addicted to “worry” and “anxiety.” If , in your eyes, this is, perhaps, who you are, It is part…