Absolute Citrin

First, we had the “Great Resignation,” then the “Important Realignment.” Next was “Work from Home, Forever,” and now we’re onto “Quiet Quitting.” The Quiet Quitters are rather loud. People are complaining quite openly about most everything about work. Employees don’t want to return to the office. When they do, they are unhappy with their colleagues not being there. Managers are unhappy about the state of organizational clarity and not having enough information to share.  Executives are wanting to navigate a...

A neighbor returned from a holiday last week, telling a story that he ran into an old friend who invited him to take a walk. During the conversation, his friend shared that he knew they differed on their perspective of the recent Supreme Court decision on Dobbs v Jackson Women’s Health Organization. His friend asked him to listen to his viewpoint regarding abortion/right to privacy, and my neighbor complied. Their conversation was cordial and concluded with a better understanding for...

I played golf this past weekend and had a not-so-good front nine. I decided to put my yellow Titleist golf ball away and hit a new white Calloway for the back nine. Guess what? I shot better on the back than on the front. That settles it, the Golf Gods like Calloway better A baseball player consistently laces up his left shoe first and then his right. A sales leader started referring to her client with his initials, and he...

I was listening to a lecture from my meditation teacher, Tara Brach, and she mentioned Mark Nepo’s book on The Exquisite Risk. I came across this quote from his work: “Whether through the patterns left in snow, geese honking in the dark or through the brilliant wet leaf that hits your face the moment you are questioning your worth, the quiet teachers are everywhere, pointing us to the unlived portion of our lives. When we think we are in charge,...

I’m finding that Physical Therapy is one of the most significant advancements in medicine, at least for me. When I had a knee injury in college, the doctors told me to rest and stay off my leg for a month. Today, they’d want me to ice it for a few days, start doing some stretching and see a PT to start working out in 4 days. Recently I’ve had a little bout with some dizziness and balance issues. After ruling...