April 10, 2025
Many feel uncomfortable with the idea of solitude. But, it is fundamental to any creative problem solving.
September 11, 2024
Our daily interactions are a key indicator of future success—improving the quality of these connections drives better outcomes.
May 20, 2024
Once upon a time, a priest on a walking tour in pre-revolutionary Russia was confronted by a soldier as he entered the town. The soldier pointed his bayonet at the priest and called out, The priest was unfazed. Instead of Read more…
May 26, 2021
In 1990, Elizabeth Newton, a Ph.D. candidate at Stanford University, did a study to check how confident people were about communicating some message to someone and how successful they were in getting the message across to the recipient. In the Read more…
August 26, 2026
Working in technology has given me the chance to build solutions that genuinely improve productivity, reduce risk, and create better customer experiences. A few times over the years, the solution simply did not exist yet. My team and I had Read more…
August 25, 2026
I used to wear urgency like a badge. Always on. Always responding. Always moving. I told myself this was leadership. But I had unconsciously trained everyone around me to believe that everything was a fire. And once you do that, Read more…
August 23, 2026
A man once asked a painter to paint his small boat red. The painter arrived early in the morning with his brushes, sandpaper, and paint. The boat was old, but well-loved. It had carried the family across the lake for Read more…
Everything we create begins as a thought. A business. A decision. A relationship. A change in direction. Long before it becomes visible, it first takes shape in the mind. Which makes me think about something else. Where do our thoughts Read more…
August 22, 2026
Someone does not respond the way you expected. A colleague leaves you out. A customer goes quiet. A friend says something that feels dismissive. Our mind is quick to build a story around it. They do not respect me. They Read more…
August 21, 2026
The more I think about personal growth, the more I feel it comes down to three things. Go faster. Hold higher standards. Narrow your focus. Take speed. Most of us move slower than we need to. We let things sit. Read more…
August 20, 2026
Some of my best teachers, mentors, and coaches had one thing in common. They almost never gave me the answer. They created the conditions for me to figure it out myself. There is a big difference between being told something Read more…
August 19, 2026
I keep a daily journal where I track what I need to do, what I actually did, and my energy levels through the day. I call unfinished tasks “open windows”, things that are still occupying some part of my attention. Read more…
August 18, 2026
I think of myself as a good problem-solver. Someone brings me a problem, I offer a solution. At work, with my team. At home, with my wife. With my children. A problem shows up, and my mind immediately starts fixing Read more…
August 17, 2026
A young man went to a Zen master. After practicing for a time, the student went off on his own with instructions to faithfully send a letter to the master every month, giving an account of his spiritual progress. In Read more…
