Jan 9, 2020
My TED Experience + Advice For Future Speakers
This past weekend, I was the final speaker at TEDx Salem (you can see the talk here). It was about my recent book. It was a hell of an...
Dec 25, 2019
The 50 Best Things I’ve Ever Learned Or Taught Myself About Writing
The new year is almost upon us, and with that comes the inevitable resolution. Whether or not this new “you” includes a more creative or...
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....
Nov 14, 2019
We've Been Searching For Meaning All Wrong
We've all been there; enduring a meeting at work where someone is droning on about accounts payable, or data loads, or project specs. To...
Aug 1, 2019
The Importance Of Molting
Each of us has been told about our potential like it was an unused balloon and asked if we had any interest in filling it before we died....
Jun 19, 2019
The Death Of Authenticity
Did you see Olivia Coleman’s acceptance speech at the Oscars? Watch it. It’s impossible not to love her. Why? Because there, onstage, in...
May 21, 2019
The Currency Of Caring
There is no civilization in the land of the lone wolf. That’s why people are wired to help one another. Reliability, relationships,...
May 8, 2019
The Portfolio Of Self-Worth
“How are you?” An innocuous question that 99% of the time is answered with either: good, great, fine, ok, busy, or tired. But really,...
Jan 8, 2018
How Luck Finds You
Recently, I heard an episode of the “How I Built This” podcast with Kevin Systrom, one of the co-founders of Instagram. The whole thing...
Dec 5, 2017
What Does It Mean To Explore In A World Where Everything’s Been Found?
In 1953, when asked by a journalist “Why must you climb Mt. Everest?” George Mallory, the expedition leader of Sir Edmund Hillary's team,...
