The Struggle

The Struggle

We live in a world saturated with advice. There’s guidance on everything: fitness, health, business, relationships. Knowledge is everywhere. But is knowledge enough? Can we grow simply because we’ve been told how? Consider this In Jerry Maguire, the title character is...
Kill Your Darlings

Kill Your Darlings

Success is so often defined by scale: bigger companies, bigger markets, bigger valuations. We’re conditioned to chase growth so it’s easy to assume that our competence and worth is reflected by size. But is bigger always better? Consider this When Steve Jobs returned...
I’m Not OK

I’m Not OK

Research on the personality traits of leaders shows that leaders tend to be more assertive, calm, confident, and unflappable than the average person. And we like this. We expect leaders to project strength and certainty. But what happens when the person in the role...
What Time Teaches Us

What Time Teaches Us

I truly love this time of year, the threshold between the old year and the new. It’s a liminal space, the in-between. We’re no longer fully in the year that was, but we’re not yet in the one coming. For people who spend much of their time deciding, directing, and...
Beware the Underdog

Beware the Underdog

We love to cheer for the underdog. Their struggle mirrors our own deepest hopes, that we can overcome doubt, adversity, and the odds stacked against us. Watching someone with less power, privilege, or preparation rise to the occasion stirs the belief in us that effort...
Jumping Into the Deep End

Jumping Into the Deep End

We’re here on earth for just a short time. And the time we have is a privilege. And a responsibility. A responsibility to do something with your “one wild and precious life.”  But often we hold back. We’re not ready. We think we need more time, more credentials, more...