Growing up in an old house taught me lessons about beauty, work, and love. Author and old-house expert Elizabeth Finkelstein ...

My mentor passed away a few weeks ago. I didn’t even realize he was my mentor until I stopped to grieve, take a deep breath, and reflect on my life and the life of the man who just passed away. That ...

One of the most influential people in my life was and still is Joe Stokes. I remember the first time I walked into the classroom at the Washington Carver Elementary School in Muncie, Indiana, and saw ...

On Tuesday, February 25, I was standing in Will Rogers International Airport in Oklahoma City when my grandmother, whom we affectionately called “MeMe,” told me over the phone that she’d like to be ...

If we watch carefully, we can glean a good deal of wisdom from the nuanced media we consume on a daily basis. Even a simple kids' movie, like Disney's “Frozen,” has lessons to offer us as we go about ...

As 2025 comes to a close, the internet is doing what it does best—recapping. Timelines are filled with promotions, ...

Every entrepreneur starts somewhere — often with a first job far from the boardroom or venture capital. From mowing lawns to selling computers, knives and more, some of the most formative early gigs ...

Enduring bad bosses is exhausting, but there are invaluable lessons to be learned from them, which can teach you what kind of leader you don’t want to be. If your boss — or even you yourself — ...

First jobs can teach valuable customer-service and sales skills and how to own big mistakes. Here’s what eight business veterans learned from their early roles and their advice for young people today.