Blake Carleton·Jun 9, 2020NOISE is easy. NUANCE is hard.Holy hell 2020 is a loud ass year. COVID-19 set the stage for the shouting match of the century. Experts from all walks of life moved to…
Blake Carleton·May 27, 2020HERE is easy. THERE is hard.The invisible walls of HERE have imprisoned all of us at one time or another. HERE is often associated with physical locations — like…
Blake Carleton·May 7, 2020Stagnate is easy. Forward is hard.Stagnation is a powerful, defeating force that wreaks havoc upon every natural system know to man — physical, environmental, philosophical…
Blake Carleton·Apr 29, 2020NOW is easy. NEXT is hard.Getting caught up in the circumstantial drama of your present situation (the NOW) is easy. NOW gets your attention because of the…
Blake Carleton·Apr 21, 2020Negativity is easy. Positivity is HARD.Researchers have discovered that it is much more advantageous to view life through a negative lens. In a 2001 article published in the…
Blake Carleton·Apr 13, 2020Your Struggle is CERTAIN. Your Response is a CHOICE.Last week, nearly 2/3 of my co-workers were furloughed. This means that 161 of my colleagues are now left in a state of chaos as they…
Blake Carleton·Mar 31, 2020Hard Choices — Plenty to go AroundAs the world has shut down because of coronavirus, the volume of HARD choices has increased exponentially. Scariest of all, these choices…
Blake Carleton·Mar 13, 2020HARD CHOICES make ChampionsTwo weeks ago, Tyson Fury defeated Deontay Wilder for boxings heavyweight title. The fight was never that close, and Tyson Fury defeated…
Blake Carleton·Feb 1, 2020The HARD gift of GraceLast week our country celebrated Martin Luther King Jr. Day. This day stands as a reminder to the importance of diversity, inclusion…
Blake Carleton·Jan 16, 2020Default to HARDI recently finished reading the book Talking to Strangers by Malcolm Glidewell. The book examines why people struggle to understand the…
