• By Steve Wetterling Don’t you just love optimism? By that I mean, for example, when we see the possibility for success rather than failure. That’s optimism. Or when we see a glass that’s half full rather than half empty. That’s optimism, too. To some extent, it’s a matter of perspective. We can choose to see the world as a place stacked with opportunity or loaded with problems.

  • By Gary Hinkle Stretching a Stretch Goal How far can you stretch a stretch goal before it snaps? Wouldn’t it be nice if there were a formula for that—if it were actually a predictable property with a scientific underpinning you could look up in your old physics textbook?