Afraid of What’s Next
After years of convincing myself I had learned how to not be afraid, I finally learned that the fear is always there. How I respond to the fear matters.
Journey
Building an Independent Life
I want a life that is independent. I want to do life with others and help people. And I want the autonomy to choose what I do each day.
Decisions for Success
Short-term vs. Long-term I make decisions based on how happy they will make me in the short-term. This is often called instant gratification. I’m certainly not alone. It’s just that, I have, again, reached a place where constant, short-term happiness-seeking has left me ravaged. In working to build out a community and understand the businessRead more
We are all Editors
Square’s mobile app Cash lets you do one thing: send money to a friend. “I think I’m just an editor, and I think every CEO is an editor,” wrote Jack Dorsey, Square’s CEO. “We have all these inputs, we have all these places that we could go…but we need to present one cohesive story toRead more
When to Step Back
Monday night. Time to get a workout in. I take off my Apple Watch mid-workout. Why? I’m tired of being tracked. I need a break from knowing I’m good enough. And not good enough. I want to stop using large amounts of data to assess if I’m doing everything just right. And yes, it feelsRead more
(I’m) Not Safe For Work
I love the feeling of seeing other people happy. To put it another way, it makes me happy to see people happy. It doesn’t take a long journey to see where this road leads: People pleaser. My word, the life I have lived as a people pleaser. I’ve felt happiness in doing so, but, inRead more
The Spark
One week ago today, Friday, August 24, 2018, I was on a spontaneous date night with my wife. When we do have some time alone, together, we often talk about our dreams and what we are doing to achieve them. We encourage one another, we are gentle when needed and we ask tough questions whenRead more
Journey
Starting with nothing. Stuck. No hope. I’ve been there. Sometimes I go back there. But I’ve been given the gift of a good kick in the ass. Thanks Jen Sincero. The journey begins. Now.