May 22, 2013 | Crafting Your Career, Less is More: Living Minimally and Simply, Organization+Strategy, Professional Development, Stories
What’s better than perfect? Done is better than perfect. Part of the beauty of writing, asking, and making projects is actually doing them. The best way out of something is often through it. Getting it done is where the art is. Seth Godin says “ship.” I say...
May 9, 2013 | Big Life Questions, Communication, Decision Making, How People Work, Motivation
Where does your mind go when you daydream? That big dream, that thing in your mind–the really big one. Yes, that one. What’s your big, scary, hairy, crazy, totally unrealistic dream? The one you wish for fervently and find yourself thinking about on and...
May 4, 2013 | Business and Entrepreneurship, Writing Practice
Where are you telling your stories? This past Monday we kicked off the first Writer’s Workshop with a group of 22 participants from more than a dozen states and countries around the world. I’m so impressed and inspired by the talent and hard work coming from the group...
Apr 21, 2013 | Big Life Questions, How People Work, Life, Stories
Bravery. Bravery is showing up. Bravery is saying what you believe in. Out loud. To the people who need to hear it. Even if that person is you. It’s having honest communication with your self, your teams, your communities. Bravery is saying no when you know you...
Apr 20, 2013 | Communication, Professional Development, Stories
There has been such an incredible response to the writing course! Here are some of the main questions so far and feel free to reach out on twitter if you have any other questions. If you’re thinking of joining the course, registration ends this week. I love the...
Apr 15, 2013 | Communication, Professional Development, Stories
Imagine: a three-week course for writers to practice your craft, learn about writing tips and tactics, get direct feedback on your writing and meet other people in a small-group format. A way to enter the digital world. A place to get better at writing–and learn...
Apr 7, 2013 | Big Life Questions, Health and Wellness, How People Work
A few weeks ago, I was teaching some of Spring’s early-season open water courses down at Aquatic Park near Ghirardelli Square in San Francisco. A group of new swimmers stood, shivering, outside of the water while the coaches and I explained the process of...
Apr 1, 2013 | Conscious Community
An overwhelming number of human reactions come from a place of love or pain. When someone offers you criticism, look at what they say (no need to internalize it immediately; instead observe it and ask yourself if the critic-giver is an important person or voice...
Mar 24, 2013 | Decision Making
I was sitting at a restaurant not too long ago, reading through another incredibly long list of options, both overwhelmed and exasperated by the choices in front of me. I just want something good to eat! I thought. I don’t want to read everything and choose....
Mar 21, 2013 | Less is More: Living Minimally and Simply
A few months ago I was typing notes furiously into the tiny screen of my phone, my go-to source for dumping ideas when a pen and paper isn’t handy. I pushed “new note” as the ideas flooded out of my mind that morning; suddenly, as the program opened...
