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I Went Full “Grind & Grit” for 90 Days. Here’s What Happened. burnout mental health physical health productivity stress Jan 10, 2026

What allostatic load taught me about ambition, burnout, and the hidden cost of high performance.


I have been a CEO three times, a college president twice, built and ran a multi-million dollar, multipl...

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What Doesn’t Kill You: The Real Cost of a Lifetime of Stress. allotropic load happiness mental health mindset stress Dec 05, 2025

In 1888, Friedrich Nietzsche published Twilight of the Idols, in which he wrote: “Was mich nicht umbringt, macht mich stärker.” (What doesn’t kill me makes me stronger.)

This sentiment was a critical p...

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The Truth About Anxiety anxiety mindset peace relax stress Nov 01, 2025

This article is the last in my mini-series on fear, stress and anxiety.

In the United States today, nearly 100 million adults—more than 40 percent of the population—regularly use some chemical substanc...

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Stress Management happiness love mindset peace stress Aug 09, 2024

We all have daily stressors; it’s part of life. That’s NOT what I’m talking about here. I’m talking about those days when there are so many issues coming at you so fast that you can barely keep track ...

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