Dearest Clara, Last week, I started to think about the lessons and wisdoms that I have learned over the years from my mentors and colleagues when it comes to work and the workplace. But soon I was also thinking of lessons I learned more broadly there as well. These have served me well as I [...]
Dearest Clara, Late nights at the office have had me thinking about work recently. This year actually marks ten years that I’ve been in the work force, and in many ways I feel like almost no time has passed by at all. I feel that there is still so much learn, and there are so [...]
Dearest Clara, Sometimes when I travel for work, I have that sensation of needing to get outside right then and there. Often when I travel, the routine involves heading from airport to hotel to office, and then back in reverse again, that it seems like I can go days without fresh air. It happened to [...]
Dearest Clara, I don’t know Philadelphia well, but your father does. He studied for his Master’s degree there. Yet when we visit, we always seem to discover together something that’s still new to him, and this time with you with us, it was an entirely different perspective. I’m so happy that we were able to spend [...]
Dearest Clara, You won’t find a shortage of wisdom coming from our Founding Fathers. After all, they broke with every tradition of their time to put together one of the greatest homes for the freedoms that we enjoy. Is it perfect? Not always, but just because something is an ongoing work in progress, doesn’t it [...]
Dearest Clara, I’ve seen a fair amount of speakers at large conventions. Some are better than others, but often times I struggle to really relate to the speaker since the topic has been boiled down to make sure it applies to everybody, which can mean that it’s hard to find specific guidance for anybody. Then [...]
Dearest Clara, As the cold days of winter lift away, so do many of the layers that we became comfortable in. The layers that keep us warm when the chill hits, but also the layers that provided just a little more room to hide under. Maybe everyone doesn’t hide under them, but I do. And [...]
Dearest Clara, Some days won’t be great days—I’d be misleading you if I said otherwise. Specifically, some days you’ll feel a little stuck, like you’re a small wind-up toy that has come up against the wall. And because there is nowhere to go, you just keep hitting the same spot over and over again, despite [...]
