Most people tend to think safety and danger are opposites. But it's more useful to think of them as dance partners. Safety gives us solid footing; danger gives us movement. The emotional sweet spot between the two-where you feel safe but challenged enough to discover something new-is something I call Safe Danger. I base entire team-building and community-building workshops around moments of safe danger.
Workplace pressure is no stranger to London professionals. Targets rise. Expectations shift. Schedules tighten. Every sector feels it. Finance moves fast. Tech races forward. Health care strains each day. Creative industries chase constant deadlines. This pace often leaves people drained and searching for something that restores energy and motivation. Music-based activities are filling that gap. They offer relief, structure, and a genuine lift in mood.
Way back in May - ancient history now - the editorial and design teams assembled at the B Bar Ranch in Montana's Tom Miner Basin, on Yellowstone National Park's northern border. The ranch is owned by longtime HCN reader and supporter Maryanne Mott, whose late husband, Herman Warsh, a board member in the 1980s, seeded our internship endowment and other education programs. The B Bar runs an organic beef operation that practices regenerative ranching.
Instead, the thing that could make or break a product's success, they advised, is your team. "The people that you build with, who you're at the office until 1 a.m. with-even, it comes down to the summer intern you have. The people that you choose to build with every single day, whether that's your incredible co-founder, like I have Sophia-that's what's actually going to define, you know, whether the product succeeds,"
"All you have to do is look up at practice," said running back J.K. Dobbins -- who signed with Denver in June -- while pointing to the construction site. "That ain't like what anybody has. Top to bottom here, they're making something with resources to go win."
Treasure hunts in the UK are rapidly growing in popularity, engaging participants in unique urban adventures that combine exploration, teamwork, and problem-solving in city settings.
In the last 18 months, Lauren Stephens, a two-time US gravel national champion, has transitioned from racing with UCI teams to launching her own multi-discipline team, the Aegis Cycling Foundation.