When I ran into Target over the weekend, someone hailed me before I got through the entrance. I didn’t recognize him, and he asked me if I was the guy who did the Strengths Presentation at the Leadership Pittsburgh Program for Veterans. I, indeed, am that guy. This young vet told me how much he got out of that session (from 2 years ago) and how grateful he was for my sharing that work. He’s doing well and helping out...

It’s a myth that we only use 10% of our brain power but  over 65% of people believe we that we have much more intelligence to use.  Functional MRI studies indicate, however, that our brains are active, even when we are resting or sleeping. Even though we may be using a great deal of our brain’s capacity, that does not mean we are using all its capability. So, it is with our emotional intelligence. We know we have feelings, many...

I’ve been taking a new workout class at my neighborhood gym that focuses on dynamic stretching and fits one of the five categories of fitness, which is flexibility. It’s an excellent class, taught by two different instructors who take distinctive approaches to how they lead the class. The first, who we’ll call Susan, focuses on the mind-body connection of the movement. She might say: “Feel your shoulders stretching and notice how far theycan move upwards, now move them downwards andfeel...

I’ve been writing consistently for ten years and in my current iteration, Absolute Citrin, my Resilient Wednesdays and regular blog posts appear. I’m proud of my writing improvement over those years. After a few years of reading my blog, one colleague told me that she was so pleased that “I found my voice.”Recently I purchased the app “Grammarly” at the suggestion of a friend, and it has helped me clean up my writing. I obviously did not pay attention to...

The nurse finished her initial assessment and told me that the resident would be in to see me first before the faculty doctor would join us. In a few minutes the resident bounded into the examining room with a welcoming “Hey Richard, what’s going on?” Catching a glimpse of his name tag, I responded, “Hey Jesse, not too much, what happening for you?” Thus began another interaction with modern healthcare. There is a part of me that likes the casual...