The other night, I walked in the door at 7:45 p.m.

I’d been out of the office all the previous week at a conference — and this was the first day back. It started with a 6 a.m. workout, followed by back-to-back client calls, a handful of leadership decisions, and a few difficult conversations.

By t...

A couple of Saturdays ago, Paige and I went out for lunch with no plan for the rest of the day.

No agenda.
No itinerary.
Just a sunny afternoon and each other.

Halfway through lunch, I asked, “What do you feel like doing next?”

She paused. Tilted her head. Did that little shoulder shimmy she does w...