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Getting Better All The Time

In the 1967 Beatles classic, McCartney and Lennon sang a persistent mantra: “It’s getting better all the time.” They contrasted life’s problems, including bad teachers in school, general dissatisfaction and anger, and bumpy relationships, with the idea of continuous improvement as their prescriptive cure.

As we look into the future, most of us are hungry for change. We want to improve our careers, families, health, relationships, knowledge base and impact. Daydreaming about a fresh start or an...

The Zen of Heavy Traffic

Here in Detroit, the arctic weather has delivered one giant mess on the roads. Colleagues of mine have reported downtown commutes as long as 2.5 hours for a ride that would normally take 35 minutes. The seemingly endless traffic causes mere frustration for the patient person and outright rage for the flustered.

While waiting at a dead stop on the freeway, seething about the time I was squandering, I took a deep breath and decided to change my perspective. Whether I was furious or serene, the t...