Think for Yourself

September 11, 2001 caused us to reflect on many things, not the least of which was what matters most in life. Now, after Afghanistan and still in the midst of COVID, we are once again being asked to look within and reconcile what we say matters with what actually matters. Carole shares a personal realization that impacts the quality in all our relationships.

Afghanistan may be symptomatic of a deeper problem. Disappointment with leadership may begin with how accountable we are being personally. Carole explores this topic and comes to a definitive conclusion about accountability and personal responsibility.

We are all born with two inclinations: one to do good and the other....well...you get the picture. As we age, those two often lose their distinguishing features as we lose our ability to hold the latter at bay. That challenge is nowhere more visible than in the aging of people in positions of power. Carole sets forth a stunning and recently tragic example of the havoc such lack of distinction causes and how to avoid it.

The chaos and uncertainty is undeniably all around us. It can seem overwhelming no matter where we look. Yet there are ways to rise above it and, by so doing, ride the wave to better times. Carole discusses how to do just that.

Harvard has a new Chaplain. Mental health practitioners and plastic surgeons are seeing an increase in patients. What's wrong with both those pictures? Carole looks at Harvard's choice and why more people are seeking help and surgery to deal with reality as reflected back to them.

Sometimes its impossible to be silent. This is one of those times. I'm sharing my conclusion about our withdrawal and its based on a lot of information and analysis.

Its so easy to lose ourselves inch by inch if we're not diligent about what is of value to us. It happens personally and its likely happened to the nation. Carole shares some personal examples as well as how our withdrawal from Afghanistan says a whole lot about what we've... lost far beyond having lost "face."

All things can be used for good or bad. Certainty is one of them. What we are seeing in Afghanistan is the power of certainty held by extremists. Here's what we can learn from this and how we can use certainty for the good.

Afghanistan is a bitter pill to swallow when you realize we abandoned people who relied on us. The crime isn't in the leaving...its in how we left. Carole highlights this moment in time and what we must do to right our course.

Do you know what's different between Covid-19 and Afghanistan, Cuba and the southern border? The difference is manufactured fear vs. real fear. Carole distinguishes between immediate and manufactured danger and how knowing the difference is the key to repairing the nation.