Breaking From the Herd
An unknown path to level up, developing my unique perspective and to do work that matters to me.
If A Blog Is Written and No One Reads It…Does It Matter?
The old saying goes, “If a tree falls in a forest and no one is around to hear it, does it make a sound?” That’s ridiculous. Of course it makes a sound. Just because something isn’t observed doesn’t mean it doesn’t happen. Even more, just because something isn’t observed doesn’t mean it doesn’t have an…
Why Is Starting So Difficult?
It’s the haunting blank screen. The blinking cursor awaiting a keystroke. It’s lacing up the shoes and the first step out the door. It’s sitting on the edge of the pool deck toeing the surface of the water. It’s the blank canvas. It’s easier to stare at a blank screen than it is to write.…
Contemporary Art
We’re a couple of weeks into our time in Florence, Italy amidst the Florence Light Festival (F-Light Festival). For a month (December 8-January 8) the monuments of the city are lit up with superb light shows. On a walk down the Arno River tonight, my wife and I stopped to take in the lights displayed…
Going to bed with questions
Reading for a while before I hit the hay usually leads to a few questions rattling around my mind. Questions keep me up at night. Well, good questions do. Not necessarily existential questions of meaning, though those can make for some interesting thoughts and discussion. Rather, questions of possibility, questions of why and thoughts of…
climbing slides: scrambling out of mediocrity
“settling is no fun. it’s a malignant habit, a slippery slope that takes you to mediocrity.” – seth godin in tribes settling is not any fun, but it is definitely easy. easy is good, right? doesn’t take much out of me. doesn’t cost much in the short term. college was easy for me. i didn’t…
getting uncomfortable
try something new. something that’s a stretch. this week i’m at my parents’ house. my dad got in a bike wreck and is nursing a pelvis injury. so, i’ve traded the office and spreadsheets to be an assistant care taker this week. nothing major, just helping him up and down steps, into the car, up…
mediocrity fatigue
“life’s too short to fight the forces of change. life’s too short to hate what you do all day. life’s way too short to make mediocre stuff. and almost everything that’s standard is now viewed as mediocre. is there a difference between average and mediocre? not so much. average stuff is taken for granted, not…
playing with questions
good questions unlock great conversation, but also open your mind to possibilities, to explore and to experience others. here are a few for us to interact with: what will you dare to dream? what would you do differently if you were to live without regret? what if there were no barriers to your success? why…
speak up
“put your whole self into it, and you will find your true voice. hold back and you won’t. It’s that simple.” hugh macleod should i wait for the right opportunity? or does putting my whole self into my pursuit create the right opportunity? is it like the walk of faith scene in indiana jones and…
