Personal bias, an intrinsic aspect of human psychology, plays a significant role in shaping our decisions, often without our conscious awareness. These biases are tendencies or inclinations that influence our views, beliefs, and decisions in ways that are not always...

The following article was written during the height of the pandemic. Its goal was to motivate people to learn new skills during the downtime. I have made some changes to update the list to reflect the newer challenges we are facing today. Hope you find it useful. I...

It is a known fact that value is always created. Going by the current dynamics and trends in the job market, one ought to be outstanding not just to get employment but to retain the position for as long as needed. This means that after beating the competition and...

In the ever-adapting landscape of business, the classic away-from-home office job is quickly undergoing alterations. Businesses are now becoming hybrid workplaces, where workers divide their time between working from home and...

Introduction: Here is the situation. You are in a Zoom meeting hosted by your organization. The number of attendees is too many to have each attendee take time to introduce themselves and respond to questions. Since one of the goals of the meeting is to have people be...

I realized that something was wrong when I spent over 30 minutes on Amazon Prime hunched in my chair before the tv looking through nearly a hundred movie descriptions trying to find the one that would make me happy. Or, at least, distract me for a while. It was then...

I'm sure you noticed that when someone says don't do something, you immediately feel like you must do it. This is normal. However, if you want to effectively change a behavior you must change your language. During this virus outbreak, there is no shortage of...

All the Bowl America lanes were busy when I entered the building. I could hear the bowling balls hit the lanes as they were being thrown. Less often, I would hear strikes along with the accompanying cheers. I was here to meet some of the members of the DC Tall Club. I...

"Would you go to a blind doctor?" was the first of many challenging questions asked by Trisha Kurkarni at the February leadership seminar co-hosted by the National Association of Blind Students in Falls Church, Virginia. Trisha, one of the leaders in the organization,...

Some of us were nervous. Several had canceled at the last minute because of safety concerns. In any case, we were here in Richmond, Virginia to do a very important job for the blind of Virginia and we were not going to be deterred. Annually, the National Federation of...