Change is hard. Often because so much of our identity is connected to the roles we currently occupy. When those roles change, we lose who we think we are. What if we brought our identity down a step lower. If we identified not as the role we occupy, but as someone who is always growing…
New year, same old reading update posts. 🏹The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian by Sherman Alexie Sharing the lived experience growing up in two different worlds. 🐦Bird By Bird by Anee Lamott Hilarious lessons on writing and life. 👀Day Trading Attention by Gary Vaynerchuck A serious look at leveraging social media platforms for…
Sharing an amazing thank you message I received from Rahma Wario and the Qabale Duba Foundation. We hosted Rahma as a speaker this past October for Microsoft‘s Give campaign. Rahma shared the story of her journey advocating for her own education in Kenya, moving to the US to finish high school at Lawrence Academy, and…
I’m not quite sure to whom I should attribute this quote. One of my training partners shared it with me recently. He’s a twenty-something cage fighter 👊🏽. But don’t worry, you don’t need to step into the Octagon to put this advice to use. You’ve probably heard of “flow state” where you execute effortlessly. We…
Yes…I know…Quite the hot take. 🌶️ This time of year, it feels like a reminder is in order. It doesn’t matter if you have 🗓️The perfect productivity system. 🏋️The perfect workout program. 💰The perfect financial plan. Success in any of those domains is still going to be hard. 🪨 Systems are helpful, maybe even necessary…
Most people will tell you that one-on-ones are important. Few will tell you how to run them. Each meeting is as unique as the two people involved. And those same two people may be different from day to day depending on what’s happening in their worlds. If you can attune yourself to that unique environment,…
I grew up a Philadelphia sports fan. While I wasn’t a huge basketball fan, I remember Allen Iversen (the original AI) as a dynamic and exciting player to watch. I was naive back then. I took the media report of Iversons infamous “Practice?!!” press conference at face value. There really was only one version of…
☕Good Morning It is lovely to be with you again, my friend. Do you join me in my dreams, or do you simply arrive when I wake? You sing me to life with a sweet, gurgling melody. We’ll spend time together conversing throughout the day, But the time I enjoy best is our quiet companionship…
Artificial Intelligence is going to change our world. There are many hypotheses on how, but no one really knows. In the meantime, here are some resources that helped me better understand what’s happening and what may be possible. I hope this helps you take agency in your own change and helps you guide your connections…
It can be difficult to describe what you do In a short document Or even in a longer conversation Creating content shows what you do This is especially true if you consider yourself some sort of leader. You get to show how you lead; how you think. 📈Scale your connection Building real connections with teammates…