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turn off spellcheck
it can be overwhelming to first put pen to paper (or fingers to keys). a professor of mine once gave me great advice - a writing dump....
Jun 8, 2021


cornerstones come first
does your business have a cornerstone? maybe it’s the thing you’ve been doing longest, the thing you're best at, the thing that’s most...
May 25, 2021


half-time
in just over a month, we are halfway through 2021. think hard: what have you accomplished this year? did you return to the office for the...
May 19, 2021


cross your wires
a weird fact about me? i have color synesthesia. i associate colors with numbers, letters, days of the week, months of the year. may is...
May 11, 2021


the only way to detangle the mess
before it ever hits a page, writing is a thought that happens in your head. sometimes you’ve long mulled it over and have it neatly...
May 4, 2021


find your notebook
in the last few weeks, i’ve been convincing myself to buy a notebook. while it’s not the most indulgent purchase, i’m hoping it...
Apr 27, 2021


writing without reading
would you fly an airplane having never sat in the passenger seat? would you lead a 20-person team having never worked on one? maybe the...
Mar 30, 2021


create your own luck
many of us think of luck as beating the odds or subjecting ourself to random chance. for those of who like to be in control, relying on...
Mar 16, 2021


a six word memoir about your life over the last year
i attended a seminar last month taught by one of my all-time favorite undergraduate professors at kenyon college - donald l. rogan...
Mar 11, 2021


wrapping up february
as the shortest month of the year, February technically means less time to accomplish a lot of stuff (even if only by one day). whether...
Feb 23, 2021


skip your warmup lap
in formula 1 racing, drivers take warmup laps to test performance and safety. and when preparing to race at 200mph, most would agree a...
Feb 17, 2021


the great thing about writing
here’s the great thing about writing - it changes with you; for some of us, that means daily; for others, that means quarterly or yearly;...
Feb 10, 2021


listening to quiet
until about a year ago, i could never work or study in silence. whether i was writing a paper or studying for a quiz, you’d always find...
Feb 2, 2021


the vision behind the scenes
behind every business lies a vision: their reason for being; the foundation for every decision made. a vision provides long-term...
Jan 19, 2021


daily journaling might save your life
imagine having the space to uncover what’s really going on inside your head; being able to take the tangled thoughts and put them on...
Jan 13, 2021


a call to curiosity
the word ‘curiosity’ means a strong desire to know or learn something. the word and what it implies always feels wild and unbridled;...
Dec 23, 2020


twenty things 2020 taught me
spending the summer in your childhood bedroom at twenty-one because of a global pandemic makes for a lot of time to think and reflect....
Dec 15, 2020


your last-3-weeks-of-2020-resolution
we all got a free pass on abandoning our new year's resolutions this year. but let me be the first to say; it’s not too late. with just a...
Dec 9, 2020


what yoga can teach us about business: lesson 4
the fire is building. you feel your legs start to tremble; the sweat skimming your face. it feels like you’re starting to lose your...
Dec 2, 2020


different experiences make for the best ideas
do you call it fall or autumn? just like with anything, i feel as though it relies on context. i also feel as though they are...
Nov 18, 2020
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