In A State of Overwhelm

Look in any thesaurus, and the synonyms for overwhelm are pretty awful: overpower, subdue, oppress, quash, engulf, swallow, devastate, submerge, bury, suffocate. Ugh! My friend Richard likes to refer to it as the state of “whelmed over.” Regardless how we refer to...

The Role of Humor In Your Life and Work

Often, when I’m seeking some inspiration, I’ll sit in silence until something comes to me. In this case I found myself reflecting on humor in the workplace and humor in life. Initially, this seemed like an odd thing to occur to me, but then I’m used to odd things...