“Thank you so much for your application for (YOUR DREAM JOB!!). You have tremendous skills and expertise. However, I am sorry but we have selected another candidate.” Unfortunately, most of us have heard that phrase some time in our career.

Our family recently returned from our annual escape to Lake Gaston.

Let me be clear. Snakes are #1, #4, and #7 on my top 10 list of things I fear on this earth.

Our son, Ian, finished first grade at a new school in May.

About a month ago, I wrote a blog post entitled The Hardest Job I Ever Had. I have to admit that I was unprepared for the outpouring of emails and phone calls from CEOs and EDs that followed.

Three weeks ago, I started meeting clients in person that I have only known virtually for the last year. I am filling my gas tank up more than usual and am recalling how to be productive while driving some distance to a meeting.

My first-grade son was recently asked to make a Venn diagram for class. I am pretty sure I did not know what a Venn diagram was until college, but I digress.

There are some pandemic behaviors we cannot unlearn. From a professional perspective, working from home tops the list.Whether you love working from home or you hate it, it is now a thing.

With respect to work, I am what author Po Bronson calls a journeyer in his book What Should I Do with My Life? For me, that has meant pursuing several different – and at the time, fulfilling – careers.