Given the choice between 'stubborn' and 'smart,' I may have to choose 'stubborn.' I think it is an undervalued attribute and often takes second-fiddle to more amenable traits. But if I am going to ...

I recently walked on the Camino de Santiago in northern Spain, and it took me about 37 days to cover the 450 miles. In the 1,000 years of existence, this walk has been done by millions of people in ...

One of my professional pet peeves is when folks judge certain qualities as a blanket negative (or a blanket positive). Every quality has plusses and minuses, upsides and downsides. The stronger and ...