You can’t reach for anything new if your hands are full of yesterday’s junk. I keep coming back to that idea because it feels painfully simple. We talk a lot about wanting something new. A new job. A new relationship. A new city. A new project. A different version of ourselves. Then we wonder whyContinue reading “What Are You Still Carrying?”
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The Songs We Leave Behind
Someone is still listening to the music you showed them. Maybe they play it on the way to work. Maybe it comes on while they’re cooking dinner. Maybe they hear the first few seconds of a song in a crowded café and suddenly remember a conversation they had with you years ago. You might neverContinue reading “The Songs We Leave Behind”
Your Career Isn’t Your Whole Identity
We spend a lot of our lives trying to fit ourselves into one box. You’re an engineer. You’re a lawyer. You’re an accountant. You’re a designer. Once you pick a profession, people tend to attach an identity to it. Your job becomes the easiest way to introduce you. “What do you do?” “I’m an accountant.”Continue reading “Your Career Isn’t Your Whole Identity”
Put Something on the Calendar
There’s a simple trick that can change the way you move through life: always have something on the calendar that you’re excited about. It doesn’t have to be a huge vacation or some life-changing achievement. It could be a weekend road trip, a concert, a dinner with friends, a new restaurant you’ve been wanting toContinue reading “Put Something on the Calendar”
Who Wants to Change the World?
There is something interesting about the two sides of this illustration. On one side, several hands reach up with a bold question: WHO WANTS TO CHANGE THE WORLD? Almost everyone likes the idea. We talk about changing industries, fixing broken systems, improving education, building better technology, creating opportunities, helping communities, and leaving things better thanContinue reading “Who Wants to Change the World?”
You Made It. Look Around.
We spend so much time thinking about the next thing. The next meeting. The next promotion. The next trip. The next project. The next number we want to see in the bank account. The next place we want to live. The next version of ourselves we think will finally have everything figured out. There isContinue reading “You Made It. Look Around.”
Build a Life Where Dinner Takes Longer Than Meetings
Somewhere along the way, we started measuring a good day by how much we got done. How many meetings did we attend? How many emails did we answer? How many tasks did we cross off before dinner? Then dinner became another appointment squeezed between everything else. There is something strange about that. We can spendContinue reading “Build a Life Where Dinner Takes Longer Than Meetings”
The Heart Learns Slowly
Some wounds change the way we move through the world. After being hurt, the heart starts paying attention to things it once ignored. A delayed reply feels heavier. A change in someone’s tone can raise questions. A promise can sound beautiful and still feel difficult to believe. Even when someone kind walks into your life,Continue reading “The Heart Learns Slowly”
The Life You Haven’t Met Yet
There is a quiet kind of courage in admitting that life did not turn out the way you pictured it. Maybe the career you imagined never happened. Maybe a relationship ended differently than you expected. Maybe you had a timeline in your head for marriage, children, money, travel, success, or simply feeling settled. You thoughtContinue reading “The Life You Haven’t Met Yet”
You Get What You Give Yourself
People give you what they are capable of giving. Some people will show up with kindness. Some will give you patience, respect, honesty, and a genuine effort to understand you. Others will give you distance, criticism, inconsistency, or silence. That says something about them. It doesn’t always say something about you. We spend a lotContinue reading “You Get What You Give Yourself”
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