The thinking behind the reframe.

Following Spain through eight World Cup matches taught our family six leadership lessons about teamwork, discipline, belief, character, and the courage to operate from Plan A.

"When you think about it, math is kind of obsolete!” I don’t get a lot of opportunities to be aghast in day-to-day life, but here, to his delight, I had found one that left me with jaw hanging. He had to know that computing is made of math, right? And he worked in medicine! While his laughter at my responses suggested he was slightly exaggerating for effect, it was also clear that he was perfectly serious.

In April 2022, I met some of my best friends in Athens, Greece and ran my first half marathon. Experienced runners will tell you that once you run one race, you usually catch the “race bug” and immediately start thinking about the next one. Since then, I’ve run one half marathon every year—except 2025, when I injured my knee skiing. This year felt different because of that injury. I started training almost five months in advance to make sure my knees were strong enough to han