Here's why I've recently decided to (informally) change my first name and what to do if you can't stand yours. Plus how to find fitting names for your child, cat, or cactus—or should I go with baby, business, bonsai?Continue reading
Category: Good Life
Finding Clarity Is Overrated: Not Knowing Can Be Liberating
I used to think that clarity was a virtue, while lack of clarity was undesirable. That unclarity should be transcended and replaced with the pristine experience of knowing, beyond a...Continue reading
This (Surprisingly Simple) 4-Step Process Can Help You Overcome Your Fears
Whenever I face my fears, my life gets better. I have explored the depths of fear for years. In writing and, more importantly, in life. Here's what I've learned: Continue reading
The Antifragility Experiment: Let’s Turn Lemons Into Lemonade!
“Sometimes, life gives you a high-five. In the face. With a chair. Made out of steel. Twice.”Continue reading
This is Not a Magic Pill: Your Results Will Be Proportional to Your Commitment
In coaching, as in life in general, your commitment determines your results. That's because coaching is magic but it's not a magic pill. Continue reading
The Art of Phoenixing: How to Burn and Rise
The Art of Phoenixing (as we’ll call the mythical bird’s “burn and rise” strategy) is the real thing. It’s as real as life is. It's....Continue reading
5 Questions from Your Car: What Driving Can Teach You About Life
Here are 5 questions that can help you determine to what extent you’re currently the driver at the wheel in your own life. Continue reading
You Will Find Your Path to Freedom One Inch at a Time
When you're stuck, small steps help you find your path to freedom. Here's how and why other approaches will keep you stuck. Continue reading
True Success Whispers to Your Soul, It Doesn’t Shout to Your Ego
True success looks different than we've been taught. Here are 3 lessons about success that I learned from a year-long magical ritual. Continue reading
You Don’t Need to Go to Bravery Boot Camp to Join the Dauntless Faction
What we can (and can't) learn about bravery from Dauntless, one of the 5 factions in Veronica Roth's Divergent series. Continue reading