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This week I'm writing the newsletter from the beach, deep in vacation mode. I'm grateful for these chances to reset my nervous system and get some perspective. Which is maybe why I've been thinking about relational intelligence a lot over these past few days. It's essentially the premier social skill of modern relating, and it's changing what we expect, and what we're willing to do, for the pri...

True confession here: I'm a tennis nerd. I took up the sport about three years ago and, over time, it has met multiple needs in my life. Friendship, adrenaline, exercise, strategic thinking, and plenty of room for growth.   This past week at a tennis clinic, my instructor said something that really struck me. He said that so much of the game is a mental game, (which I already knew, somewhat, t...