Getting My Mind Right When I first started thinking about 2018, my body, spirit, and mood just sank a bit. It’s been a very difficult year on a number of fronts. More »
2018 – A Retrospective
Egalitarian Crusaders, Allies of the Highest Order, and Predators
After centuries of silence — or in many cases, speaking out, but not being heard — we’re in the middle of a cultural norm pendulum swing that is necessary, ugly, painful, detrimental, and probably the only way up from where we’ve been. More »
Actions ≥ Words
I’ve learned a lot about people, behavior, and the ways we make decisions over the years. I’m definitely still learning, but once in a while, I find it helpful to stop and share some of these things with others. More »
Conscientiousness Is Holding Us Back
Conscientiousness is holding us back… and it should. We’re f**king adults. More »
A Raging Fire
F**k It If your year has been anything like mine, you’ve buried more people than you thought was possible in a 12-month period, most of which were surprises, all of whom were significant. More »
Speaking of Love…
What do I know of love? Hard to say. I can tell you all about how I experience love, but I can’t tell you much about receiving it. More »
Fear: Bears vs. Skydiving (or Offices, or Love)
Fear and I Have an Interesting Relationship. Even as a child, if something scared me, I’d take a moment and determine whether that fear was warranted (e.g., approaching two bear cubs while hiking) or not (e.g., jumping out of an airplane while strapped to someone who’s not only extremely skilled, […] More »
Learning is More Like Eating Lunch Than You Think
In the absence of an ailment that gets in the way, learning comes as naturally to us as eating, and only two main things are needed for either: More »
Everything’s Gotta Go!
…or “Closing a Chapter.” The idea is to live with what I need and to help others gain what they need. Simple, right? So what happens when you realize you have way more than you need? More »
Think Tiny. Do More.
You can't get a job without an address, but you can't get an address without a job. Where's the middle ground? >> Here's a TINY idea. More »
My Heroes Don’t Wear Capes
(or "Meet My Friend, Jordan") There's a trend I'm seeing and I couldn't be more proud of my fellow human beings. YOU WANT TO READ THIS. Spread the word! More »
The Tiny House Adventure (pt.1)
You want to be a part of this. Seriously. And I’m doing what I can to make it easy for you! More »
How Metrics Are Ruining Your Life
"Not everything that can be counted counts, and not everything that counts can be counted." ~ Albert Einstein More »
The Epic Trip
I’m calling it the “Epic Trip.” It’s aptly named because this is my first international travel experience and I’ll be taking two months to visit four countries. Doing things halfway isn’t in my nature, so here goes! More »
How Did We Get Here? …and How Do We Change It?
Perspective. That’s really what we’re looking for. It’s what we need in order to make sense of what we see and hear. It’s what is required if we’re going to effectively change any of the things that are disturbing. My hope is that this provides a little perspective, and may […] More »
Round is a Myth
I’ve never heard anyone refer to themselves as a “round-peg”. If “pegs” are mentioned, it’s always in reference to how we don’t fit and are simply the ever-present square-peg. More »
One Simple Change That Will Help Us All Make More Sense
We don’t make sense. And I mean this in the most affectionate way possible… but we don’t. We need only pause and reflect on things that we do regularly, out of habit or ‘tradition’, to come to the same conclusion. More »
Occupy a Position, Not Just a Stance
With all the political fervor, discontent, disillusion, and general despair going around, you’ve probably heard (or even said) “if you don’t like the job they’re doing, vote them out.” First, this is a nonsensical statement. Second, we can develop a better plan. More »