When Do I Officially Declare Myself an Old Fart? Lessons from the soon to be 40.

Okay.  So, if you are like me, born in the late 70s/early 80s, you don't really consider yourself aged.  I mean, not really.  In fact, you still feel pretty youthful.  Seriously, high school and college were literally juuust yesterday.  Right?  I mean, we are still "with it",   still just a bunch of crazy kids listening …

Managing Life’s Expectations

Flash back to about 15 years ago.  It was in the Von Braun Center in Huntsville, Alabama: college graduation.  Four years of hard and concentrated work were culminating into a moment of triumph.  My classmates and I sat, in full graduation regalia, filled with pride at the accomplishments gained and with expectancy at the rich …