Does a bucket list actually help you make happen what you really want in life? Or, is a bucket list simply a holding place for unfulfilled dreams, which are often being postponed “until a better time”? Is it a list to which you may get when you have more money, more time, a partner, a different partner, freedom, you’re your children grow up, retirement, or when your other goals are met first?

People feel lonelier than ever these days, partly because connectivity does not equal connection, and staying engaged is not as easy in our fast-paced world. What can we do to counteract loneliness?

While we may have a sense of certainty at times, actual certainty remains as unreachable as the horizon line; uncertainty is the default ever-present context which we inhabit – we can’t get out of uncertainty any more than we can exit the universe. How do we cope?

Kids get many fresh starts: a new start each school year, new sports, and clubs. Can adults ever get a fresh start, considering our wisdom & baggage?

We inevitably face life-changing events, like a forced career transition, a relationship loss, health issue, or a global crisis. Can we be better prepared?

What can outstanding consultants, teachers, and grandmasters in various fields teach you that AI like chatGPT can’t? Will these experts become obsolete?

Many of the people I know have been feeling out of alignment lately. To counteract this, I’m wondering if we could do something playful together today, which happens to be my Birthday.

I want to start by acknowledging that among other turbulent things in the world, the war in Ukraine is still happening. There are currently families in Ukraine without heat, food, and power.

Loneliness can be an uncomfortable subject to discuss, especially when others appear to be super connected, via social media and otherwise. Moreover, in the context of bigger issues in the world, loneliness can be easily dismissed as a ‘first world problem’. What can be done to help?

(Original artwork by Carl Sinclair, acrylic, 22″ x 28″) How do you talk to a person who just experienced trauma? Without specialized training in Psychology, it is not always clear

Do you ever feel like you could lead a more impactful life, if only you were given more opportunities? You may be experiencing The Marvin Syndrome.

I am writing to you amidst packing a suitcase for a trip to the UK for school. This time of the year can be overwhelming, so I won’t keep you long. First,

Does your work (or life in general) feel overwhelming? I’ve been hearing from a lot of people who are overwhelmed and just trying to keep up with the speed and

Our love story is inextricably tied to New York. Our first date was at the iconic ice-skating rink on Coney Island in early 2001. A couple of months later, we

Some of my most interesting clients start out as “mountain-climbers”: they move from one career peak to another, a higher one each time, planning to find more satisfaction with each

There has been a lot of talk about work-life balance, which is a fair allocation of your attention, time and energy between personal life and career. In the past few

Recently, I had an opportunity to ask a number of analytically educated professionals (engineers, software developers, mathematicians, architects, actuaries, etc.) whether they think their work can potentially be performed by

What is taking up your mental space these days? Believe it or not, I’m thinking about you, a lot. I wonder whether you have someone to talk to, and whether

Back in November, I met up with an acquaintance after about a year of not seeing each other. We’ve casually known each other for over 16 years. Our conversations are

Can we make it through this pandemic winter and come out on the other side without going crazy? Let’s try. We can start with these quick 10 yes/no questions to