Author: Doug Teschner

Embrace vulnerability, humility

Since my October stroke and ongoing aging, I find myself thinking more about vulnerability and other important values such as humility. I think everyone should have a therapist and mine observed, “I wonder…

Dignity and respect

Everyone deserving dignity and respect is a simple idea but also complicated and challenging. I suspect that most people agree with it, at least in principle.

Embracing self-leadership

Andrew Bryant defines self-leadership as, “having a developed sense of who you are, what you can do, where you are going coupled with the ability to influence your communication, emotions and behaviors on the way to getting there.”

Eclipse reflections

In 1963, I witnessed my first eclipse — outside the zone of totality on the coast of Maine. I “saw” it through a shoebox fashioned into a pinhole camera, following instructions in a State of Maine leaflet.

The exhausted majority

While the two extremes dominate the political conversation, they are often out of step with the majority of Americans, say the authors of a 2018 report.

Managing emotions in life and work

On Jan. 1, I was blessed to be on NH’s Mount Moosilauke for my 29th New Year’s Day, a personal tradition going back to 1988 (although I missed a few years when I worked overseas).