
- May 18
Is Success Even The Point?
Feeling like you're not living up to your potential? Are people quick to pile on too? There's an easy fix.

- Feb 16
On Getting Out Of Your Own Way
We got the "climbing a mountain" analogy all wrong. Here's the metaphor you need to get you moving at the start of any creative project

- Jan 18
Easy Isn't Interesting
Long before the masterpiece, it’s an albatross around the neck. May we be grateful for the opportunity and the struggle to chase our bliss

- Jan 3
Why Your New Year’s Resolution Is Rooting Against You
I love sports because with each new game, teams can wipe the slate clean and start anew. Hope springs eternal when the score is still...

- Dec 1, 2021
Staring Procrastination In The Face
Why is it so hard to start something that we say we want to do? Here, I try to give my procrastination an identity so I can deal with it

- Aug 30, 2021
Why memes are easier than dreams
Paralyzed by choice and enticed by comfort? How do you get out of this muck and move forward? I got you!

- Aug 24, 2021
The Awkwardness Of Aspiration
The goods on why we can want something and not want something at the same time (and what to do about it)

- Feb 10, 2021
How To Know When You've Done "Enough"
If you're feeling drained (yet inadequate) chances are you're having a clash of values or are drowning in the wake of their expectations

- Nov 27, 2019
"Accountability" Needs A New Hype Man (Or Woman)
Instead of being the compass of our lives, accountability has become the yoke around our necks. It’s more cattle brand than north star....

- Aug 29, 2012
CSI: TED Talks - What Derek Sivers Was Really Saying
About once every other day someone sends me Derek Sivers’ short TED Talk: Keep Your Goals To Yourself, telling me something to the effect...