Failure Is The Only Way

This may be a disruptive success principle. It certainly was for me. I was raised to avoid failing at all costs. Unerring excellence was the only way. But that lesson turned out to be wrong. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=keFsF_K21dw Building something new...

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Sprint to the Finish and into the New Year

Sprint to the Finish and into the New Year

The finish line is in sight!  In less than 4 weeks we'll start another year. For some, that means it's time to slow down and cruise to the end of the year. Don't let that be you. Races are won or lost in the final stretch.  The stretch we are in right now....

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On being In the world

It’s a challenge. To live skillfully in the world. To navigate the inevitable minefields. To embrace the richness of this fleeting gift that is your life. I shared some thoughts recently with a group of law students. Thoughts on being a lawyer. The more I...

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Comfort is A lie

Don’t you move my cheese. Or my coffee cup; or my toothbrush. I like constancy; predictability; certainty. You probably do too. It feels safe. Secure. Comfortable. Except… comfort is a lie. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gBaJHeiJcwM Leaning into discomfort, creating...

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You The Inventor

The Great Resignation is real. People are quitting their jobs in droves. They don’t want to go back to the way things were. Because, frankly, things weren’t really working even before the pandemonium. The long commutes. The worries about childcare. The hermetically...

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