I’ve spent quite a bit of time thinking about the concept of being robust over the past six-plus months, both personally and professionally. Google and other online dictionaries define robust as strong and healthy, vigorous. Additionally, I think of robust as resilient and able to withstand the unexpected, similar to Nassim Taleb’s concept of anti-fragile. …

We’re in the two months leading up to what’s sure to be a controversial election no matter who wins. I’m thinking this might be the most controversial election of my lifetime. Even more so than the 2000 election. With the extremists on both sides of the aisle, I get the feeling there’s going to be …