lesson two: breathe. you’ve shown up. now, take a deep breath in. pause, and let it out. zero in on the sound and sensation. your breath...

we’re loyal to the brands that promise consistency. test the theory: think of a brand you love. a clothing line, a restaurant, a public...

I get it, your writing is getting a bit dull. you’re aiming to walk that fine line between succinct & punchy and descriptive &...

lesson one: arrive on your mat. (or, at your desk.) in the face of altered plans and uncertainties, the thought, "why even try?" starts...

the self-help section at the bookstore is inherently oxymoronic, if you think about it. if you were helping yourself, why would you need...

remember when you first had that idea? you were untangled to just dream up that new concept. you weren’t thinking about profit and loss,...

there’s nothing quite like the feeling that a brand really gets you. it answers your questions before you can ask them. it provides...

I recently had a birthday (hurray!). it was a wonderful day, filled with nature and scrumptious food, but it also lead to a redefining...

consistency. preaching what we deliver; delivering what we preach. growth. allowing our curiosity to open us up to new opportunities....

sometimes, the stakes are high. sometimes it is a matter of right or wrong, of justice or injustice, of life or death. and in those...

i dare you. next time you go to the coffee shop, or a park, or your even your office, don’t boot up your device. don’t open up an app to...

nothing quite knocks the wind out of writing like being stifled by obligation. perhaps you have a lot of time on your hands, or it’s been...

what fires you up? what revs your engine? what gets you excited? what makes you want to try again? what makes you want to try harder?...

“know thyself” is age-old wisdom from socrates that rings true today. while it’s exceptionally important for the individual, businesses...

pandemic [adj] : (of a disease) prevalent throughout an entire country, continent, or the whole world; epidemic over a large area. by...

sure, you generally write sitting down. using your fingers to tap away on a keyboard isn’t exactly labor intensive. and, nobody ever...

if you find yourself on this website, it’s likely you’ll run into a semicolon. the semicolon is the best friend you never knew you...

when i was a teenager, i took pride in my ability to multi-task. i could watch tv, do my homework, and eat at the same time. today, that...

this past weekend, i found myself riding on the back of a motorcycle, on the highway, for an hour. in. the. freezing. cold. rain. i was...

when the task “write blogs” appeared on my to-do list, i panicked. for business-minded people, being creative is scary, but there are...