How to not get stuck in the shallow end — This is the latest volume of the newsletter I send out every Monday Morning. It’s called Renaissance and is full of learning, inspiration, and dad humor. Click here to become a subscriber if you like what you read below. What I’m learning 🧠 How our Western culture “over-indexes on novelty and suffers from commitment…

A poem to wake you up — The comedy of life, Is that we all have numbered days, And many of us spend them, Willing the clock to go faster as we sit behind a desk. We grit our teeth, And white-knuckle our way through the days, Hoping we stay busy because “it makes the time go faster”, Thanking God…

I don’t have to know the answer — Recently, I’ve been writing a lot more poetry. There’s something different about how the words tumble out of my brain if I know that I’m writing poetry instead of personal development articles. And as an insanely curious individual, I’ve been reflecting on what these differences are. Permission to not know The best part about…

Proof that the Universe works in mysterious ways — This story is proof that the Universe has a bigger plan for all of us. That there is a guiding force patiently working in the background, guiding us to live an extraordinary life. At least that’s what I believe. Let me tell you why. 117 degrees This story begins in 2018 when…

Some helpful reflections — In January of 2022, I decided to go all-in on my dream. I stepped away from the nonprofit I co-founded and focused full-time on professional coaching, writing, and podcasting. These three activities were what I had chosen as the best way to execute my mission in life: To help others…

A poem — A heart that’s never been damaged is hardly a heart at all, It’s an ideal, a relic, something that belongs in a museum instead of your chest, For immaculate conditions means that you never let down your guard, You never lowered the drawbridge, Never let anyone cross the moat, To reach the castle of…

This sounds counterintuitive, but hear me out — This is the latest volume of the newsletter I send out every Monday Morning. It’s called Renaissance and is full of learning, inspiration, and dad humor. Click here to become a subscriber if you like what you read below. What I’m learning 🧠 The importance of setting fun/funny goals to offset your BHAGs (big…

Why your favorite rapper has a Ferrari made of gold and you don’t — Here’s what I’ve always wondered about rappers: Do they become rich and famous faster because they are constantly rapping about how rich and famous they are? Now obviously there are thousands of aspiring musicians who never make it. But for those that do, does the fact that they are repeatedly…

And it’s killing my people-pleasing tendencies — I remember vividly the day I told my parents I was going to quit my safe, secure job in finance. I had been brooding and planning for nearly a year, and I told myself that regardless of their opinion, I was going to follow my heart and go through with…