Changing Lanes Blog: Relationships and Lane Changes

What do I want to be when I grow up?

Do as I say-- not as I do (or did)

Why is it that our parenting years tend to overlap with the period of our most intense career development? Seems like some sort of cosmic joke on humanity that we have the hearts and minds of our littlest and most vulnerable members in our hands…
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Discovering Your Inner Artist

Carving out Loud!

Recently I had the good fortune of catching up with two old friends, both of whom have made significant lane changes in the last couple years.I was taken by their stories and thought that if we were writing Changing Lanes today, we would certainly have…
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Is it wise to make a lane change at the same time you are facing a crises?

Make your own luck

I often think about how lucky I’ve been to have control of the timing and nature of my lane change. When my division was bought, I was blessed with good health and had few obligations that restricted my choices. So even though I had opportunities…
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Making a Difference

Mother and Child Reunion

This is the first of a two-part series on the topic of choosing to change lanes to become more socially engaged at a grass roots level. Since publishing Changing Lanes, Susan and I have come across several remarkable change artists who have deepened our understanding…
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Can you recover after hitting bumps in the road while changing lanes?

The Cat House Hotel.

In last week’s blog, Jane talked about people who wanted to own their own business. Their motivations varied as you might suspect: Lucie Bava wanted to seize the day and shine —and was able to turn a hobby into being a specialty foods provider to…
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What Gets Your Juices Flowing?

The Sundance Kids

What do you think about when you hear the words “Sundance Film Festival?” Probably (if you think about it at all) Robert Redford, lots of movie stars, Park City winter wonderland, and a vibrant night life. Jane and I have been going to Sundance for a…
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The New Friends we are Meeting are Broadening our Horizons Even Further

Friends Do Broaden our Horizons

Jane and I attended our first book signing last Monday in Houston.Why Houston, you ask? Well, a good friend of Jane’s, Linnet Deily (who’s briefly profiled in our book) offered to sponsor one! As a bonus, her friend and fellow lane changer, Deborah Cannon, helped…
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