Autonomy, failure, and “pushing down”; what I’m learning about leadership
That title is a lot to digest, but as part of my (ongoing and never ending) journey to master effective leadership, it would be irresponsible not to cover the topic of autonomy. Human beings have an...
View ArticleHow to tackle big goals by narrowing your focus with two simple questions
I made some poor decisions in my 20s. Or rather, a series of poor decisions that seemed to stack and compound. I took on tens of thousands of dollars of credit card, student loan, and tax debt. I...
View ArticleWhen is the last time you said “I’m sorry”?
In December of 2012, I officially became a parent. Thinking back on those first years of my daughter’s life (before our other kids), it’s amazing the things you remember and forget (until something...
View ArticleWhat does it take to be a great software engineer?
I spent the better part of the twenty-teens working as a software developer/engineer. To be honest, I paid very little attention to intentional professional growth during most of that span. We were a...
View ArticleWant to get ahead in your career? Cheat! (hear me out)
The most vivid memory of second hand embarrassment I have is from my high school Spanish class. We were taking our exam, so we were all a little nervous. Because exams were more heavily weighted than...
View ArticleHow (and why) I went from being a night owl to waking up at 5AM
I was born in the mid-80s, so I’m about as “90s kid” as you can possibly be. I grew up loving Nicktoons and TGIF, eating Dunkaroos and drinking Surge. I loved my SNES, but eventually became a...
View ArticleI don’t write for you, dear reader
John was an 18 year old who had recently gotten his real estate license. It was cheaper than a college degree, and he figured he’d give it a shot. The worst that could happen is that he’d be bad at...
View ArticleThe introvert’s guide to navigating a professional world designed for extroverts
About a month into the economic shutdown that came as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, I started to notice something that was, let’s say, peculiar. At least peculiar to me. I’m an introvert. I...
View Article7 good habits that stuck (and 3 that I’m still working on)
Habits are strange and beautiful things. They’re sometimes really hard to form or break, and yet they are absolutely key to living a successful life. We simply do not have enough willpower in reserve...
View Article12 thought provoking quotes to inspire gratitude and contentment
I love a good quote. There’s just something about finding a sentence or phrase that speaks directly to the part of your brain that needed convincing. So when I see a good quote, something that speaks...
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