We’ve Brought All the Noise With Us
Lately, I’ve noticed an interesting theme showing up from a few different directions. I was sitting at a spa in Mexico recently, about halfway through ‘Slow Productivity’ by Cal Newport, when I looked up and saw the scene above. I couldn’t
Human Beings vs. Human Doings
We've made success incredibly easy to recognize and dangerously easy to misunderstand. If it looks busy, productive, impressive, and outwardly functional, we call it success. Rarely do we stop to ask what it's costing the person underneath it. At this stage of
The Most Dangerous Word in Personal Growth
I run adventure retreats for leaders. Expeditions in places like Peru, Morocco, and the Colorado Rockies where we deliberately put people in terrain that strips away the tools they normally use to manage life. No schedule to hide behind. No inbox to justify. No
Comparison: The Thief of Joy
A few weeks ago, I came across a viral post on X discussing the psychological fallout unfolding inside the AI boom. That said, the post wasn't really about AI. It was about something far more human: the realization that even extraordinarily
The Freedom We Hide From
The opposite of freedom isn't always oppression. Sometimes it's self-deception. As America approached its 250th birthday, I've found myself thinking a lot about freedom. Not just the freedom we celebrate as a nation, but the quieter, more personal kind—the freedom we spend
What is YOUR Declaration of Independence?
As we celebrate Independence Day and begin America’s 250th year, I came across a couple of thought-provoking articles that reminded me that declarations of independence aren’t only made by nations. Sometimes they’re made by people rebelling against the status quo…just as