What my handwriting tells me

I used to have decent handwriting. Somewhere between boarding school cursive and my first startup, I lost it. Honestly, I didn’t notice until someone handed me a pen at a signing, and I was mildly embarrassed by what appeared on the page. That sent me down a...

You are not the weather

The weather fluctuates. Always has. We dress for it, plan around it, and rarely complain that winter arrived. Yet somehow, we hold ourselves to a different standard. Same energy. Same mood. Every single day. That is not resilience. That is denial. We have seasons too....

What books reveal

I’ve been thinking about books lately. Not just what they contain, but what they represent. A bookshelf tells a story that its owner rarely intends to share. The worn spine of a business classic. The pristine copy of a bestseller we swore we’d read. The...

Gratitude isn’t seasonal

Thanksgiving arrives, and we pause for a moment. We’re supposed to reflect on what we’re grateful for. The turkeys’s in the oven, the family’s gathering, and someone will inevitably ask us to share what we’re thankful for. It’s a...

When will you start

The perfect moment is a myth we sell ourselves. You’re waiting for the right time to have that difficult conversation. To make that career move. To start that business. To fix that relationship. But here’s what actually happens while you wait: nothing. The...