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Food, Comfort, and Taxes
Why should we push toward discomfort when our environments encourage the opposite? Comfort has become our default setting. On every...
Vernon C. Lindsay, PhD
Apr 113 min read


Perhaps
I left home at 4:00 AM. With almost two hours to spare before my flight, I arrived at the airport. There was no need to check luggage for...
Vernon C. Lindsay, PhD
Apr 42 min read


Sick, Naked, and Afraid
Have you ever experienced the feelings of being sick, naked, and afraid? Men often ignore their vulnerabilities, but the façade has...
Vernon C. Lindsay, PhD
Mar 213 min read


Umoja Forces
My new office What or who do you call God? Are you agnostic, not knowing how to reference a Creator? Think about these two questions for...
Vernon C. Lindsay, PhD
Jan 173 min read


Easy
Do you sometimes wish things were easy? Work that doesn’t make you sweat, a marriage without disagreements, and quiet children without a...
Vernon C. Lindsay, PhD
Sep 6, 20243 min read


Super Authenticity
Where will you put your money this weekend? Will you bet on the 49ers or the Chiefs? Perhaps you will keep your bills in your wallet...
Vernon C. Lindsay, PhD
Feb 9, 20243 min read


Sea Moments
Where is it for you? Do you often find peace at home, in your office, or surrounded by books in a library? Perhaps the space to get in...
Vernon C. Lindsay, PhD
Sep 22, 20232 min read


Life Tests
Sometimes, you receive tests in life that you cannot pass alone. Instead of multiple choices, the questions appear in the form of...
Vernon C. Lindsay, PhD
Aug 25, 20232 min read


Your Pain
When was the last time you experienced pain? We know pain can surface in physical and emotional forms. Perhaps, you are going through a...
Vernon C. Lindsay, PhD
Aug 11, 20232 min read


Sunny Summers and Writing Shadows
Are you struggling with writing? It's the summer, and you want it to be a productive season. However, in between the warmer weather and...
Vernon C. Lindsay, PhD
Jun 30, 20232 min read


Some Storms and More Covid
The calm before the turbulence continued from Friday morning into the afternoon. But by 5 PM, the 60 MPH wind pushed the trees to sway...
Vernon C. Lindsay, PhD
Sep 23, 20223 min read


Your Happy Place
What’s your happy place? Is there more than one spot in your life where you find joy, comfort, and security? If you can answer these...
Vernon C. Lindsay, PhD
Aug 12, 20223 min read


1 Slap 9 Spanks
I'm not going to do it to you. This week everyone went online to post comments and talk about Will Smith's decision to slap Chris Rock....
Vernon C. Lindsay, PhD
Apr 1, 20224 min read


Back Home
On the front page of last Sunday’s Los Angeles Times, there is an image of a 30-year-old woman standing in the remains of her Ukrainian...
Vernon C. Lindsay, PhD
Mar 11, 20223 min read


Just Breathe, It's Ego
What do you, me, and R. Kelly share in common? EGO. On Sunday, I hiked with my squad for five hours up, around, down, and through a...
Vernon C. Lindsay, PhD
Oct 1, 20214 min read


The Visit to Another World
You might think that wearing a face mask will prepare you to scuba dive. During a dive, you wear goggles with a mask that covers your nose.
Vernon C. Lindsay, PhD
Aug 27, 20214 min read


The Winning Pandemic and Losing Grandma Abroad
Are you surprised about the pandemic’s continual impact on our lives? I am. When COVID-19 began to spread worldwide, I thought we would...
Vernon C. Lindsay, PhD
Feb 5, 20213 min read


Goals Without Capoeira
I have a new goal. The next time I give a lecture, I want to do it without mentioning Capoeira! Last week, I gave a dynamic talk to...

Vernon C. Lindsay, PhD
Sep 6, 20192 min read


100 And Going!
I did it! This entry is my 100th blog post. To celebrate this milestone, I am offering $100 off my online self-paced personal development...

Vernon C. Lindsay, PhD
Jul 5, 20192 min read


An Impetus to Write
“Too often many young men who are kissed by the sun and hugged by melanin at birth, are forced to succumb to structural inequalities and soc

Vernon C. Lindsay, PhD
Oct 28, 20173 min read
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