At some point in every career, a fundamental question emerges — often during times of pressure or transition, though not exclusively: Are you living to work, or working to live? That has been a question that I have been asked, and have asked others. I did not have a good relationship with my father and actually…

It was nearly 10 years ago that I offered some encouraging words to a colleague during a team meeting. At the time, I viewed it as a casual exchange and didn’t think much of it. However, I recently reconnected with that same colleague, and he recalled that conversation vividly. Not only did he remember my…

Every winter, as I drive through the mountains near my home, I see anglers standing in icy rivers, casting lines into freezing water. My first thought is always the same: that looks cold — and I keep driving. Yet around this time each year, I feel the pull to go fishing myself. In Northern Colorado, February isn’t…