I want to write a screenplay. I wanted to write one last year, but other work took more time than I expected, and I kept…

I want to write a screenplay. I wanted to write one last year, but other work took more time than I expected, and I kept…
Brad* is as hard a worker as anyone I know. He’s not just busy, he’s keenly focused on getting the right things done. And it…
“Peter,” my friend Byron emailed me a few days ago. “I haven’t been diligent about working out over the past five years and I’m trying…
I was lifting weights at my gym, a community center in New York City, when he caught my attention. His name, I later found out,…
“I want to pass something by you,” I said to my friend Jori* who has lost 80 pounds over the past six months. “Our ability…
The kitchen was a complete mess. I tried to clean the utensils and machines right after I used them but…
I woke up this morning to pouring rain and temperatures in the low 40s. I had planned on going for…
I was walking back to our apartment in Manhattan, the hood of my jacket pulled tight to keep the rain…
When my friend Richard asked me to join him in training for a triathlon, I carefully considered his request. For…
Little Johnny comes home one day, looks down at his feet, and gives you his report card. You smile at…
There is something curious about a group of houses in Utah. They’re falling apart. Windows covered with wood. Roofs patched…
Susan Boyle, who recently performed on the UK television show Britain’s Got Talent, has captured the world’s attention. And it’s…