Category: Deep Souls

Why I’m Publishing My Seventh Book Serially on Substack (and saving money on my email newsletter) March 3, 2025

Last year, I identified the Substack platform as a powerful writing tool: for email newsletter … Read More

Press Release! A New Book to Understand the Outlier Thinkers Our World Desperately Needs February 11, 2025

CHICAGOLAND, IL, February 14 – Outlier. Maverick. Original. Unconventional thinkers have been called many things, none … Read More

The Parent-Teacher Meeting That Changed Everything February 11, 2025

Nancy paused outside the school entrance, holding the hand of eight-year-old Al.  It was only … Read More

“It Ends with Us” and 3 Other Fictional Deep Souls February 11, 2025

The first time I remember consciously noticing a deep soul book character was in Marisa … Read More

Midwestern prairie plus Lake Michigan
If School Sucked for You, Maybe You’re a Deep Soul February 11, 2025

Why world-changers may be misunderstood in school In a prior article, I wrote about the … Read More

Why You Should Read Poetry All Year April 24, 2024

Is it just me, or is Poetry Month everywhere this year?Poet Mary Ruefle had something … Read More

Deep Souls: The Keynote Species of a Thriving Organization March 12, 2024

What is the keystone species of an organization? In the prairie, as in all ecosystems, … Read More

Poetry in Hard Times November 8, 2023

It is no surprise that I was at our local independent bookstore, thumbing through the … Read More

What If You Are Already Enough? October 17, 2023

My friend Joalida Smit moved to Chicagoland from her home country of South Africa in … Read More

How to Stop Avoiding Deep Thinking November 18, 2022

Imagine yourself an Emily Dickinson, a thousand poems flowing from your pen over only half … Read More

Consider the Outliers to Increase Team Effectiveness September 1, 2021

As humans, we tend to gravitate toward those who are most like us, to those … Read More

How to Have Better Group Conversations July 15, 2021

Summer cookouts, concerts, and gatherings at the beach are back. Graduation celebrations, weddings, and funerals … Read More

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