Sets of multiple newborn children can add to the challenges presented to newly-minted fathers as well as veteran dads, but they can also bring unique rewards. Vaughan Granier gives some advice to help anchor members of the Multiple Birth Club.
Marriage: A Safe Place?
How can marriage truly be a safe emotional place if it relies so much on the words, actions and emotions of another?
An Ode to Being Dad to Twins…
I am a father of twins. My wife is wonderful and she is my joy and delight, What an amazing mom she is. But this post is a bit about being a Dad to twins. In case you were wondering.
A Place in the World
Vaughan Granier reflects on the beauty of having 3 generations under one roof.
What is Needed for Corporate Change?
Vaughan Granier believes there is really no such thing as corporate change, or corporate transformation.
Being the Unpopular Person
The unpopular person is not a role most of us are comfortable with but it’s a role almost all of us are thrust into at one point or another in our lives.
Getting What We Need is Better Than Getting What We Want
Vaughan Granier discusses manipulation in the workplace.
Dear Wife, Thank you…for Being You…And Loving Me Anyway
To my dear wife…from your husband. —– I am sitting in a hotel room thousands of miles away from you. I know you and my whole family is fast asleep right now. The house is dark and the fires that have warmed your evening are dying down. But I am awake and thinking of you…
One Part Me, and One Part You
Some things are not easily learned outside of an actual marriage, like compatibility.
Fit for Purpose
What makes us as humans fit for purpose? And what gets us there? What prepares us for the responsibilities of adulthood?
Choosing a Life of Deliberate Influence
Vaughan Granier believes, “we need to choose lives of deliberate, and not random influence, regardless of how narrow or wide our spheres of influence might be.”
Remembering the Miracle of the Moment
Vaughan Granier thinks it’s “important that we hold onto our ability to enjoy the moment without it being weighed down by ‘life in general’”
Life is About Improvisation
There is no script. No Director, and no Producer. There are just actors on a stage. Me and you. You and someone else. And occasionally some other people.
Becoming an Overcomer
Vaughan Granier points out that “great testing does not ‘build’ character. It REVEALS the character that is already there.”
So You Think You Own That?
We are such ephemeral beings, physically speaking, at least. Part of the mystery about us is how we manage to avoid living like it!
Unsung Heroes and Warriors
One of the joys of the workplace, is the fact that every single day, we see people we would not see otherwise.