Gina DeLapa

I keep coming back to Harry Chapin's track, "My Grandfather." If you haven't heard it, I think you'll really enjoy it. Harry describes the difference between a life of desperation and a life of fulfillment – also known as bad tired and good

Beware the organization whose response to a burning building is to form a committee. Likewise, when there's something you really need or want, don't wait till everything is perfect before making a move. I almost did that with this blog. Because I'd been so

If clarity is power, trust is a superpower. When I prayed for clarity in a difficult relationship, I got nothing. When I asked for trust, I received more clarity about the relationship, and my role in it, than I could have imagined. I learned about this shift from a story

What if any time you're feeling stuck in some area of your life – personal or professional – you're just one decision away from getting unstuck? Decision-making doesn't solve everything, but it solves a lot of things. An executive decision is one that frees you in

How do you know if you're stressed or burned out? When I'm stressed, I might yawn and yearn for a nap. When I'm burned out, I want to overturn a car and backhand a kitten. Kidding. I would never do that. The point is,

If you want a better handle on stress, a better outlook on life, or you just want to feel like a total b-a-d-a-s-s, I can't recommend strength-training highly enough. Here are five emotional benefits of lifting heavy things on a regular basis: (1) Better outlook Strength-training forces you

* Steal your joy * Shake your confidence * Talk you out of your dream * Talk you out of your principles * Tell you what you're capable of or not capable of * Determine your mood * Turn you into a version of yourself you don't like This is not an us-against-them

When your life is at stake, of course you're going to follow doctors' orders. But there are times when it absolutely behooves us to speak up. Example: Several minutes into our first consult, I told my new oncologist that a certain medication was making me swell up

Maybe it's because I'm a former editor whose friends used to call me "Slash." But I cringe when I hear someone say, "He lost his battle with cancer." Or she lost her battle with cancer. Lost? We all realize death is part