Monday, November 7, 2022 You must envision your future to plan for it effectively. Is this true? Quick tangent: Writing in 2022 presents the unique challenge of trying to create original material. The millions of people writing millions of ideas on millions platforms can make it difficult to put a fresh spin on things that really do bring value to readers. That’s all I want to offer in this newsletter and on my website. I want to offer you value…
Monday, October 31, 2022 This week’s newsletter is a bit of a wild ride. Enjoy! “A mask tells us more than a face.” -Oscar Wilde We are, or will become, what we think of ourselves. We are, or will become, how we present ourselves. We get to decide. Decisions aren’t limitless. They are actually quite rare. We don’t get to decide our level of athleticism or intellect. We don’t get to decide our facial structure or height. You might be…
I went for a walk this morning. It was 8:30am on the dot. It wasn’t too early, but the day hadn’t started quite yet. The ground was wet and it looked cold outside but to my surprise, when the garage door opened, there was a warm breeze reminding me that Fall was here to stay. I had on a new jacket, some waterproof boots, and I was excited because my best friend joined me today. We had the best walk…
Monday, October 24, 2022 Emotion is a natural, instinctive state of mind that is typically influenced by external circumstances. Emotion is feeling, and although it is a reaction to the external, it originates internally from our thoughts and interpretations. We may know some things to be true, especially when they are based on logic and fact. But we are constantly surrounded by questions and challenges that make us feel strongly that logic and fact cannot define all of our reality….
October 17, 2022 Our greatest developments come from execution with intent. The concept is direct and broad but it opens a wonderful conversation about who we are now, who we want to become in the future, and how to get there. A lot of us confuse execution with goal setting and intent with intention. Execution acts as a catalyst for intent in the present, while goal setting and intention shift the focus to the future. This relationship is complex, as…
Monday, October 10, 2022 Repetition is as important as it is popular. The most popular topics are often paraphrased or reworked to emphasize something that is already known or accepted. But even when we come across new or innovative ideas, they are inspired from past events and external influences. Rarely do we acknowledge the fundamentals that shape the foundation of innovation. Fundamentals are boring, but boring is effective, and often simple. The space race of the 1960’s tracked the progress…
Monday, October 3, 2022 What do you want to be when you grow up? It is a lot easier to answer this question when we are children. Career ideas pop into our heads naturally as images of those we idolize most come pouring into our thoughts. We want to be like people who we think are good, or who do work that we think is good. Over time, our priorities can change as stress and pressure mount in the pursuit…
Slow down. It is so important to pump the breaks, practice patience, and actually give yourself the time it takes to develop new skills and start a career. Just like the uncertainty of choosing a college between 16 and 18 years old, how are we supposed to know what we want to do for the rest of our life when we graduate college? I didn’t know what I wanted to do at 22. I still don’t have all the answers….
Monday, September 26, 2022 Human beings are drawn to their external surroundings. We want to know how other people think. We want to know how machines and objects work. We want to see new places, attend exciting events, and acquire external accolades often associated with accomplishment and status. We also want to know how we are affected by our external world. What I keep coming back to in life is that people want to figure themselves out. They want to…
Your career is a staircase. But not in the way you think. Most people associate growth, progress, and success with forward or upward movement. The vertical trajectory is a constant reminder to develop and master a lucrative skillset and to generate external interest or overcome external competition. A staircase takes people up, forward, and to a new destination. Sure, the analogy sounds nice – eventually you end up at the top of countless steps, or at the tail end of…