September 2025 - Vol. # 23, No. 6. Are you a mountain person or a beach person? Antidotes to workaholism, income inequality and political divisions; I apologize.
Welcome to the September edition of Tips and Topics.
In SAVVY, I offer antidotes to workaholism and the drive for productivity; to rampant and growing income inequality; and to political divisions and polar opposite visions for America.
In SKILLS, what does it mean to be a “mountain person” versus a “beach person”? There is value in each type. We don’t have to divide ourselves into mountain people and beach people. We need both. And if we’re lucky, we get to be both.
In SOUL, why it’s hard to give a simple heartfelt apology to those we offend. It takes a lot of trust - not trust in the person offended, but trust in yourself that you are a good person who wouldn’t intentionally be hurtful. When that trust is living in you, there is no need for defensive explanations and complaints.