28 04, 2020

Please Stop Calling it “Social Distancing”

By | April 28th, 2020|Categories: COVID-19 Crisis|Tags: , , , , , |0 Comments

I’m a word guy. My career is grounded in the spoken and written word. As such, I believe in the power of words and that it’s important that the words we use are highly descriptive of what we’re trying to communicate. Words are so powerful because they have meaning. And that meaning acts as the [...]

16 03, 2020

Sports Meets COVID-19: What to Say, What to Do

By | March 16th, 2020|Categories: COVID-19 Crisis, Sports|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , |0 Comments

We humans don’t like disruptions in our lives. We like to feel safe, secure, and comfortable. That’s not necessarily a bad thing; in fact, it means we’re, well, human. This need is hard wired into us through evolution with one purpose in mind: to ensure our survival. Unfortunately, crises are, by their very nature, disruptive [...]

16 03, 2020

Ski Racing Meets COVID-19: What to Say, What to Do

By | March 16th, 2020|Categories: COVID-19 Crisis, Ski Racing|Tags: , , , , , , , , |0 Comments

We humans don’t like disruptions in our lives. We like to feel safe, secure, and comfortable. That’s not necessarily a bad thing; in fact, it means we’re, well, human. This need is hard wired into us through evolution with one purpose in mind: to ensure our survival. Unfortunately, crises are, by their very nature, disruptive [...]

18 11, 2019

Crisis to Opportunity Podcast: Episode #12-Isolation to Support

By | November 18th, 2019|Categories: Crisis to Opportunity (Podcast)|Tags: , , , , , , |0 Comments

In Episode #12: Isolation to Support of my Crisis to Opportunity podcast, I conclude our exploration of the reactions we experience in response to a crisis. This episode examines how isolating ourselves is our natural tendency when faced with a crisis, yet setting ourselves apart often makes it more difficult for us to navigate the [...]