by Rick Ruppenthal

Five Simple Steps for Better Conversations

Red head twins one yelling and the other backing off

“Everybody’s Talkin‘” is a song written and recorded by singer-songwriter Fred Neil in 1966. One of my favorite renditions is by Harry Nilsson. The first line goes like this: “Everybody’s is talkin’ at me, I can’t hear a word they are saying. Only the echoes of my mind…” Reminds me so much of what I… Read More

by Rick Ruppenthal

Central to all human life is to feel you mattered; to have made a difference.

A poster showing a setting orange sun by the ocean with the words To live, to learn, to leave a legacy

At the very core of our human life is the desire to matter. Many struggle with their search of proof, that their life matters and rarely do find it. That maybe, some how it could be tied to what one does for a living that makes people stand up and say – “yup, that one… Read More