It's easier to opt in to conversations, and small talk in particular, when you have a topic that will take you somewhere. Not chit-chat to fill time. ...

Every conversation is an act of bravery, because there's no way of predicting what someone will say or how they'll respond. 

Being prepared is the vo...

 If you're lucky summer weekends can be a bit of wash, rinse, repeat. Meaning you're doing similar activities every weekend (hopefully they include su...

I'm pretty sure I said "I don't know what I'm doing" at least half a dozen times over the holiday weekend. It wasn't an exaggeration, I was truly doin...

I'm back from my adventure (safari in Africa) and back to regular sports viewing. I kept tabs on scores and outcomes during vacation, but the time dif...

Just a reminder that you can make a sports conversation anything you want it to be. You can dive into numbers, the matchups and the coaching strategie...

Everyone knows I love football season, but when it comes to the sports calendar, this is my favorite time of year. The NBA Finals, Stanley Cup Finals,...

It's a Monday for remembering and reflecting. While I am not spending today at a ballpark, I always loved working on days like this - when we celebrat...

Every week I look for big wins while tracking small habits. It’s everything from meal prep to scheduling my workouts and preparing for conversations. ...

Welcome to a new week and new version of conversation starters!

My goal with this weekly post has always been to: a) keep you "in the know" with some...

The role of small talk is an important one in conversations. It might also be your least favorite part, but skipping it altogether could be more awkwa...

It didn't take long for everyone in Major League Baseball to become losers. Less than five games into the regular season every team had suffered at le...