Today we’re sharing insight from guest blogger, Dr. Eric Bricker, Chief Medical Officer of Compass Professional Health Services. We hope you enjoy Dr. Eric’s wisdom and perspective.

Today we’re sharing insight from guest blogger Jerry Scott. We hope you enjoy Jerry’s wisdom and perspective.

The winds of change are blowing in our community. In my 35 years living here, after relocating from Tennessee, I have never been so excited and optimistic about our future. There are so many cool things happening: Metronet, Renaissance District, Regional Cities Initiative, US Tech Center, Innovation Park, Ignition Park, Ignite Michiana, and on and on. Entrepreneurial spirit seems to be flowing everywhere with the possibility for dramatic job growth and regional prosperity.

Today we’re sharing insight from guest blogger Steve Camilleri, Executive Director at the Center for the Homeless. We hope you enjoy Steve’s wisdom and perspective.

Would you be surprised to learn that a University of Scranton study found 92% of people who set resolutions don’t succeed? Probably not, because you, like me, may be one of those people. As much as we hate to admit it, resolutions usually don’t work. This is heartbreaking news to me. Not just because I’ll continue to eat unhealthily, but because I also won’t get around to saving money nor will I purge the closets like I promised myself.

Today we’re sharing insight from guest blogger Karen Moscato. We hope you enjoy Karen’s wisdom and perspective.

2015 was the year of the consultant. I offer that reflection because so many of my professional colleagues left their corporate positions in search of owning their own business. They felt they had wisdom to share to improve the health of the corporate business they just left.

“Forever is composed of nows.” - Emily Dickinson

Ernest Hemingway’s famous novel, For Whom The Bell Tolls, is built around a few days in the life of an American volunteer, Robert Jordan, fighting in the Spanish Civil War in 1937. He was tasked with a dangerous mission he knew he likely wouldn’t survive. Jordan was the consummate soldier, never worrying too much about his own safety. However, as he lay dying and the fait accompli of his work comes into focus, he ponders a bigger theme:

Another year of blogging comes to an end. I owe a big thanks to the guest bloggers who shared their wisdom and perspective with our readers throughout 2015.

Here are the most popular #WhatsTheRisk blogs of 2015:

You would be hard pressed to miss the sound of ringing bells this time of year. Church bells, sleigh bells, and of course Salvation Army bells all proclaim the joy and happiness of the Season. It makes me wonder – do we all hear the same bell?

Today we’re sharing insight from guest blogger Jerry Scott. We hope you enjoy Jerry’s wisdom and perspective.

Like many leaders with decades of business and leadership experience, I humbly have no shortage of opinions regarding business issues on any given day. People generally don’t come to me for many technical issues, but for people or organizational issues I’m your man.

Today we’re sharing insight from guest blogger Scott Downes, founder and principal of Thomas LLC, an independent consulting venture. We hope you enjoy Scott’s wisdom and perspective.

Today we’re sharing insight from guest blogger, Mickey Hay, founder and President of Thriving In The Third Act. We hope you enjoy Mickey’s wisdom and perspective.

“What are you doing?!”

“Oh, I’m working on a project.”

“But you’re just sitting there at your desk with your eyes closed! Doesn’t look like you’re working to me.”

“Yep. I am. I’m forming a vision of how I want this project to play out. I’m imagining all of the people who will be affected. I’m seeing a possible timeline and optimal weekly goals. I’m responding to an inner urge to just ‘be with’ the plan for a while until I feel certain of the next step.”