Jul 5, 2025 | Stress Management
How one chicken nearly ruined campâand how I fried him instead. This past week, I was at Camp Friedlander with our Scout troop. Tent pitched by a lake. Nestled in the woods. It shouldâve been peak relaxation. But on Day One, I heard him. At first, I listened. I found...
Jul 1, 2025 | Stress Management
AI isnât the problem. The way we use it is. Every few weeks, someone declares that AI is ruining our ability to think. âStudents donât learn to write anymore!ââPeople just copy/paste ChatGPT answers!ââWe’re outsourcing our brains to bots!â One article even...
Jun 20, 2025 | Stress Management
In 2023, I made a big decision: I would retire from corporate life on March 31, 2024. But the chickens had other plans. They whispered doubts like: “Youâre giving up a steady paycheck?” “What if no one wants to hire you?” “Youâre walking...
Jun 8, 2025 | Stress Management
Excerpt from my book,âŻFryâŻYourâŻChickens! Now available onâŻAmazon and Barnes & Noble (and technically on eBay, but let’s not promote scalping). For years, my mornings started the same way: Email anxiety. Speech prep panic. A dozen to-dos before the first cup...
May 16, 2025 | Stress Management
The adventure was supposed to begin smoothly on May 6. Fly to Boston, grab dinner at Legal Sea Foods during our layover, then head to Amsterdam for a week of keynotes and vacation. But as Mike Tyson once said, âEveryone has a plan until they get punched in the mouth.â...
May 5, 2025 | Stress Management
This post is an excerpt from my upcoming book, Fry Your Chickensâcoming May 2025. In August of 1999, I turned on the TV in a Stamford, Connecticut Marriott and stumbled onto a new game show: Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? One episode in and I was hooked. âThis is...
