What is the best way to recover the self I know as alive, empowered and abundant when I am just not feeling it now?  – Mark T. Stop trying so hard. Realize that the whole range of emotions is what makes us human, and when we start cutting off emotions that don’t feel good, we […]

Why can’t I maintain my direction? Since the pandemic began, I feel inspired and focused on Monday, and then come Tuesday I have lost my way. How do I “show up every day?” – Cherie S. The first thing I would ask is what is happening on Monday that is not happening Tuesday? What is […]

Now that we know that brain cells regenerate, there is no reason as I age that I can’t continue to grow and develop. Is that a true statement? – Anonymous. Exactly. Of course. Of course. I’ll be straight up here too: I’m 76 and I’m still going. In fact, I am still going strong. In […]

In what ways does the pandemic offer us new opportunities? – Margaret D. During this time, everything has collapsed around us: the market has gone negative, unemployment has gone through the roof, and medical and social service organizations are struggling across the country as they are overburdened by the demands of coronavirus. It is like […]

What pointers would you give to people as we adjust to and find new ways to navigate the “new normal” and beyond? – Debbie R. I call this period of time the “Age of Covid” or “the new abnormal” as we are moving towards something that we cannot even imagine. The normal that was will […]

You mentioned during one of our recent Future Proof Forums that you have identified 52 principles of reinvention. How did you come up with these?  – Karl B. Back in early January 2001, our home with my home office burnt down due to an electrical fire in the walls of our 1940s Bauhaus residence. We lost […]