The Inner Bottom Line ®

Even though I’m still on medical leave and am not supposed to be spending time sitting at my desk and writing, I wanted to share a few personal observations as I prepare to make another long-distance move in two weeks … Continue reading →

In the stunning wake of Monday’s bombings in Boston, I received a number of messages asking me if I would consider repeating one more time the column I wrote on September 12, 2001 that was published in my book in … Continue reading →

Since I’m only two weeks post neck surgery, and still unable to do very much, I’ll make this brief and to the point. We’ve all heard about the Rutger’s coaching scandal and the subsequent outrage and fall out. Now, many … Continue reading →

It’s hard for any of us to really take seriously the idea that a minute, an hour, a day, or a week from now, we could be dead. While we might talk about the prospect of it on occasion with … Continue reading →

The media has been buzzing and swarming fanatically ever since the first headlines appeared about Oscar Pistorius and the alleged premeditated murder of his model girlfriend, Reeva Stenkamp. The mere fact that those inflammatory words were used in the initial … Continue reading →

For over a year, media and pundits alike talked themselves into a frenzy as they counted down the days until we reached the “fiscal cliff” that would catapult us into unimaginable instability or the future moment when, armed with our … Continue reading →