Jan 6, 2022The Year of MeaningA 4-part framework for becoming a better version of yourself — 👋 Hello to the 834 Intentional Wisdom subscribers receiving today’s email. I hope you had a restful holiday break. Somehow myself and 24 of my favorite family members traveled to and from Jamaica without contracting COVID. We’re counting our blessings. Now, I’m back in the saddle and ready to attack…Motivation8 min readMotivation8 min read
Nov 11, 2021Don’t be a dinosaurThe technological renaissance is here. Ignore it at your peril. — 👋 Hello to the 619 subscribers receiving today’s email and a special welcome to the 30 new readers who joined us in the last two weeks. You thought you were signing up for a newsletter about habits, motivation, careers, and physical & mental health. Well… this week you’re actually getting…Crypto8 min readCrypto8 min read
Jan 28, 2021Manufacturing passionYou don’t find it. You make it. — “ Find your passion,” they told us. “ Figure out what you love and do that,” they said. “If you find your passion, you’ll never work a day in your life.” Amazing! But… What the heck is my passion? It sounds REALLY important to figure out. I better get on…Career Advice6 min readCareer Advice6 min read
Jan 27, 2021The Golden HourThe exponential power of focusing on ourselves first — A study done by the exercise technology company Strava, drawing upon data from some 800 million activities, predicts that most of us are likely to abandon our New Year’s Resolutions by the second Friday of January-or what they term “Quitter’s Day.” It’s a well-known phenomenon that the commitments we make…Morning Routines5 min readMorning Routines5 min read
Jan 27, 2021FlowSummoning the mystical state to do our best work — Most of what we need to know in life can be gleaned from Disney movies. You get the picture. I even wrote a chapter in my last book called Let it Go, inspired by the trials and tribulations of Anna and Elsa in Frozen’s enchanted, if chilly, world of Arendelle…Flow7 min readFlow7 min read
Jan 27, 2021MoonshotsThe psychological benefits of taking risk — When I was in the sixth grade, my English teacher asked the class to consider if we would rather be moths or cockroaches. The distinction, as he explained it, was this: Moths live quick but thrilling lives. They flutter around with wild abandon living almost their entire lives in a…Motivation7 min readMotivation7 min read
Nov 16, 2020Everything changed, in an instantIt happened in an instant. And then everything was different. The first plane hit at 8:46 am. My phone rang minutes later. I was still in bed. I had the day off. It was my dad. “Where are you?” he asked. “I’m at home,” I said. …September 115 min readSeptember 115 min read
Nov 16, 2020We are what we consumeWe’ve all heard the saying “you are what you eat” but perhaps less understood is how our information diet drives our thinking and actions — over the short and long-term. We know that when we eat poorly, there is a clear reaction in our bodies — and minds. We feel…Information Diet6 min readInformation Diet6 min read
Nov 16, 2020We only control one thingI feel bad for those kids, sometimes. All they want to do is play ball. But everyone knows, you can’t play little league baseball without first getting shouted at by middle-aged men in ill-fitting uniforms. Okay, maybe that’s an exaggeration. It’s not always shouting. Sometimes it’s just a solid ten…Motivation5 min readMotivation5 min read
Nov 16, 2020I can’t.I can’t do that. What will they think of me? I can’t write a book. I can’t quit my job. I can’t start a business. I can’t vote for that candidate. I can’t be friends with that person. I can’t reinvent my career. I can’t move to that city. I…Motivation5 min readMotivation5 min read
