I get in bed and pull the covers up around me. I roll over to tell my wife good night. She’s already fast asleep and cuddling our younger dog like it’s our child. I take a moment to simply watch them sleep peacefully before turning the light out. We invite ourselves over to our close […]
Am I Enough?
When things are going well, it’s easy to wait on the other shoe to drop. “See, I knew I wasn’t doing enough,” I expect to say some day in the future when it all falls apart. I don’t have what it takes. I’m a fraud. When things are going poorly, it’s easy to ride the […]
How to Make Decisions When Things Don’t Go According to Plan
We were about to hit a class 3 rapid at the end of our 12 mile run for the day on the McKinzie River. The four other rafts in our group had made it through and had a blast. There was just one problem: our boat was backwards. A class 3 rapid is defined as […]
What the Boston Tea Party Tells Us About the Importance of Autonomy at Work
In 1772, all tea from the East India Trading Company was required to be delivered to the United Kingdom and sold to traders through the London Tea Auction. Those traders would buy tea at auction and pay an import tax to be able to sell it in the American colonies. The traders would add a […]
2015 in Review and Looking Ahead to 2016
The past few weeks have been a chance for deep reflection on 2015 and consideration of the year ahead. The beginning of a new year brings with it the hope for positive change and the possibility of starting fresh. I love that feeling in so many ways, especially since it comes right on the heels […]
What I Learned from Two Weeks in Seth Godin’s Office
I saw the city through the small window next to my exit row seat and I felt a swell of creative energy, anticipation, and excitement well up from my gut. Here we go… The opportunity of a lifetime starts now. On July 21st, 2013, I landed at JFK airport for a two week project with […]