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Jan 26, 2017 How to Be a Hero (Hint: Incrementally) The January 23rd issue of the New Yorker included an article by Atul Gawande entitled “Tell Me Where it Hurts.” If you have time to read the entire article, I… Read More
Jan 19, 2017 Invitation: How Distillation Helps with Decision Making As many of you know, I am an NPR addict. Over the holidays I listened to Francis Ford Coppola talking about movie making on “Fresh Air” and was struck by… Read More
Jan 12, 2017 “It Sounds Like You Have an Opinion About That” Have you ever had a moment where you proudly tell a friend, colleague or family member about a decision you have made: to spend your vacation in the Balkans/apply for… Read More
Jan 5, 2017 “Suit Yourself”: How this (Former?) Control Freak Plans to Welcome 2017 As those of you know who have been reading the Wow for awhile, each year I pick a theme. This year’s theme comes to you via my dearly beloved, recently… Read More
Dec 29, 2016 Is the Relationship You Have the Relationship You Want? First let me say I have not begun offering dating advice. My hope is that you can apply this post to any type of relationship in your life: be it… Read More
Dec 22, 2016 Thank You Dear Wow Readers, As I sat down to write this week’s Wow, I realized the only message that was top of mind was the importance of thanking you. Thank you—for… Read More
Dec 13, 2016 Your Office Holiday Party Survival Guide I had the great good fortune (plus it was lots of fun) to be interviewed by Glamour magazine on how to survive your holiday office party. The full article is… Read More
Dec 8, 2016 What to Do When You Don’t Know What to Do (Or, What I Learned from Being Really, Really Sick) Some of you may have noticed (or not– you have busy lives) that it’s been awhile since my last Wow of the Week. 5 weeks, to be exact. Without getting… Read More
Nov 3, 2016 “How One Banana = Big Business” One of the many beautiful things about being in India is the abundance of fresh, tropical fruit.  On our “Main Street” alone, there are at least 6 or 7 places… Read More
Oct 26, 2016 “Mahesh for Everything”: the Power of a Can-Do Attitude As those of you know who have been to India, rickshaws are everywhere— ever ready to take anyone from a single passenger to a (shockingly large) group of people from… Read More

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