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.

I recently reconnected with a very close childhood friend for a long overdue catch-up conversation. Things started out with the standard check-ins about kids, jobs, and who else in our friend group we had seen lately.

At our best. It’s the basis of many of my favorite questions.