Remember the lentil seeds I was growing at home, for the Persian New Year, "Norooz"? (left pic) Look at them a week or so later! (right...

Friendly reminder to start planting your spring and summer seeds, NOW! This is my third year of serious gardening and I’ll be sharing my...

I bought this floss at Whole Foods Market because it was advertised as sustainably packaged. The packaging, sadly, sucks — it’s not as...

The Persian New Year (“Norooz,” literally “New Day”) starts at the first MOMENT of spring: this year, that is 8:06 pm and 26 seconds,...

This chart from The Economist is incredible! I wouldn't have guessed it at all -- but there are more households with children than pets...

It's a special day when you wake up to news like this. I hesitate to say I "helped" Ronal. In reality, Ronal helped me. When you have the...

Happy Monday! The Farsi word for “retired” is “baaz-neshasteh” … literally, “sitting again”! On this Monday, I wish us all a fulfilling...

This line from a James Hollis chapter about the dynamics of a relationship really struck me last night: “What am I asking of my partner...

Last week I hosted a free training for members of a 15,000+ network of immigrant professionals, on how to use the power of LinkedIn to...

Very interesting — note to self 🤔 “It is always easier to fight for one's principles than to live up to them.” - Alfred Adler

I always found it fascinating that the word "company" already contains in it what's most important in a company: *** The company of your...

Evolution of Confidence over Age When you're young (think teenager): "I know, no one else knows!" When you're older (think early career):...

Good news if you’re dealing with a tough relationship: You don’t have to change the other person (you can’t anyway) — you just have to...

“We keep looking so hard in life for the "specific message," and yet we are blinded to the fact that the message is all around us, and...

A beautiful way of looking at the goal of communication, from Greg McKeown (you may know him as the author of The New York...

Underneath whatever mask people are wearing, there’s unexpressed or unfelt love. Just remember that, the next time you’re having a...

Two beautiful quotes about communication worth pondering about: “The single biggest problem in communication is the illusion that it has...

SEVEN LESSONS I've learned creating communities / culture over the years: 1. Be RELENTLESS: A culture or community is built by repeating...

The most important person in the company is NOT the CEO, or the largest shareholder. It's not the CFO, the founder, or even your manager....

"That's not how we do it in the US -- weird!!" "Why does it take soooooo long to do this in [your country]??" "Please send us detailed...