--- title: Tim McCarthy & BGF | Blog | Monthly Newsletter description: Monthly Newsletter | This site is solely intended to share my learning in business and engaged philanthropy with like-minded people. Ideally, I will continue to build up my audience through readership and speaking gigs but since I've been writing and speaking for 30 years now, my real intention is just to share my journey. --- [![Main-Logo-01-1](https://blog.thebusinessofgood.org/hs-fs/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/Main-Logo-01-1.png?width=250&height=43&name=Main-Logo-01-1.png "Main-Logo-01-1")](https://www.thebusinessofgood.org) # Tim McCarthy and the Business of Good [![](https://blog.thebusinessofgood.org/hubfs/04-2026%20Is%20There%20a%20Message%20in%20Your%20Struggle.png) ](https://blog.thebusinessofgood.org/is-there-a-message-in-your-struggle) ## [Is There a Message in Your Struggle?](https://blog.thebusinessofgood.org/is-there-a-message-in-your-struggle) ** Mar 29, 2026 3:23:35 PM / by [Tim McCarthy](https://blog.thebusinessofgood.org/author/tim-mccarthy) posted in [Monthly Newsletter](https://blog.thebusinessofgood.org/topic/monthly-newsletter), [Personal Well-Being](https://blog.thebusinessofgood.org/topic/personal-well-being), [Communication & Relationships](https://blog.thebusinessofgood.org/topic/communication-relationships), [Creativity & Favorites](https://blog.thebusinessofgood.org/topic/creativity-favorites) [** 0 Comments](https://blog.thebusinessofgood.org/is-there-a-message-in-your-struggle#comments-listing) *** *** [Read More **](https://blog.thebusinessofgood.org/is-there-a-message-in-your-struggle) [![](https://blog.thebusinessofgood.org/hubfs/03-2026%20Who%20is%20Teaching%20Whom.png) ](https://blog.thebusinessofgood.org/who-is-teaching-whom) ## [Who Is Teaching Whom?](https://blog.thebusinessofgood.org/who-is-teaching-whom) ** Mar 2, 2026 3:08:58 PM / by [Tim McCarthy](https://blog.thebusinessofgood.org/author/tim-mccarthy) posted in [Monthly Newsletter](https://blog.thebusinessofgood.org/topic/monthly-newsletter), [Personal Well-Being](https://blog.thebusinessofgood.org/topic/personal-well-being), [Communication & Relationships](https://blog.thebusinessofgood.org/topic/communication-relationships), [Creativity & Favorites](https://blog.thebusinessofgood.org/topic/creativity-favorites) [** 0 Comments](https://blog.thebusinessofgood.org/who-is-teaching-whom#comments-listing) *** *** [Read More **](https://blog.thebusinessofgood.org/who-is-teaching-whom) [![](https://blog.thebusinessofgood.org/hubfs/02-2026%20Are%20You%20Trying%20Artificial%20Intelligence%20(AI)%20Tools.png) ](https://blog.thebusinessofgood.org/are-you-trying-artificial-intelligence-ai-tools) ## [Are You Trying Artificial Intelligence (AI) Tools?](https://blog.thebusinessofgood.org/are-you-trying-artificial-intelligence-ai-tools) ** Feb 3, 2026 10:51:54 AM / by [Tim McCarthy](https://blog.thebusinessofgood.org/author/tim-mccarthy) posted in [Monthly Newsletter](https://blog.thebusinessofgood.org/topic/monthly-newsletter), [Business & Entrepreneurship](https://blog.thebusinessofgood.org/topic/business-entrepreneurship), [Organizational & Operational Excellence](https://blog.thebusinessofgood.org/topic/organizational-operational-excellence) [** 0 Comments](https://blog.thebusinessofgood.org/are-you-trying-artificial-intelligence-ai-tools#comments-listing) *** *** [Read More **](https://blog.thebusinessofgood.org/are-you-trying-artificial-intelligence-ai-tools) [![](https://blog.thebusinessofgood.org/hubfs/01-2026%20Are%20We%20Growing%20Gracefully.png) ](https://blog.thebusinessofgood.org/are-we-growing-gracefully) ## [Are We Growing Gracefully?](https://blog.thebusinessofgood.org/are-we-growing-gracefully) ** Jan 6, 2026 7:19:14 PM / by [Tim McCarthy](https://blog.thebusinessofgood.org/author/tim-mccarthy) posted in [Monthly Newsletter](https://blog.thebusinessofgood.org/topic/monthly-newsletter), [Personal Well-Being](https://blog.thebusinessofgood.org/topic/personal-well-being), [Creativity & Favorites](https://blog.thebusinessofgood.org/topic/creativity-favorites) [** 0 Comments](https://blog.thebusinessofgood.org/are-we-growing-gracefully#comments-listing) ***Author’s Note:  Our marketing team, while seeking content for our new website, learned that this newsletter began publishing monthly in 1988.  They dared me to repost something from long ago.   This was published in May, 1992, the year I turned 40.   *** [Read More **](https://blog.thebusinessofgood.org/are-we-growing-gracefully) [![](https://blog.thebusinessofgood.org/hubfs/12-2025%20Are%20You%20a%20Bozo%20(1).png) ](https://blog.thebusinessofgood.org/are-you-a-bozo) ## 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