Some 25 years ago I took a class with the conceptual performance artist Kenneth Maue called "Water in the Lake," named after his book of that title. Why "Water in the lake?" Because that was the first thing we did on the first day of class -- we traveled to...

How many times have you heard someone say, "I've been working like a dog!" or "My boss is working me like a dog!" The idea is that if you want to be successful then you will be forced to work long hours doing something you don't like to do. Working...

I was on vacation on a Russian Icebreaker in Antarctica when I got a page to go up to the bridge for a satellite phonecall. When I picked up the phone it was my wife Geneen, and she said a few words that turned my world upside-down. She said, "Bernie...