A few monthss ago, I met a man at an airport bar during a long delay.
He was dressed like someone used to moving fast. Nice shoes, laptop bag, watch that probably cost more than the flight. But his eyes looked tired in a way that had nothing to do with sleep.
We started talking. Within minutes, he t...
You can’t stop the environment from changing you. But you can choose which environment you let change you.
Every environment you step into is shaping you. Quietly, consistently, and often without asking permission. Some fill you with energy and possibility. Others drain your confidence and clarity....
This past weekend, my daughter Aspen ran the Santa Barbara Half Marathon.
1 hour and 47 minutes.
A personal record.
A race entirely her own.
For years, Aspen’s focus wasn’t running. It was dance.
Discipline. Precision. Art in motion.
But recently, she made the transition to running and she has done so...
Ten years from now, you might look back on today with a quiet ache. Not because of what went wrong, but because of what you never started.
Not the project you failed. Not the risk that didn’t pay off. But the idea that stayed locked inside. The book you never wrote. The business you shelved. The
...We don’t often stop and ask the question that changes everything: What does my future self thank me for this year?
It’s easy to get caught in the grind of now. Tasks, deadlines, distractions. But when you zoom out and look from the perspective of your future self, clarity hits different. Some of th...