Monday mornings tell us the truth. If we’ve been fortunate enough to take some kind of break, or to move at some slower pace, over the weekend, Monday morning, can reveal to us what we really think about the majority …
#LettersfromPortland
This week I’m on a short vacation to Portland with my friend Bree. We’re staying at the Ace Hotel, which has all the requirements necessary to be considered appropriately Portland cool: a turntable playing real vinyl, in-house Stumptown coffee, Sega …
They’re All Gonna Laugh At You
In third grade I remember walking out to the grassy knoll near the kickball diamond with my best friend, Matt. I was about to show him the new wrestling move, a secret torture-device my dad taught me the night before. …
Maybe
“Once upon a time there was a productive, motivated young woman who knew how to get shit done.” That sounds like the best start to a “happily ever after” story that I’ve heard in a long time. The internet tells me …
Old Friends, New Friends, True Friends
I have always made friends easily. During most of my life there were at least 3 or 4 people I called best friend. I could never choose just one. When I was very young, before the world insisted I behave …
Hours
Twenty-four hours in a day. 168 hours in a week. Approximately 8,766 in one year and if the average human lives 72 years (according to the Google) that means we each get right around 631,152 hours in our lifetime. How …
Planting for the Future
In his book Good Strategy/Bad Strategy, Richard Rumelt says, “Current plenty is the harvest of planting seasons long past.” Last week I planted my garden. At first this is not very rewarding. Right now I have a few puny little …
Race Relations
“Don’t even look at me like that. I’m gonna freakin’ kill you.” “Yeah right, you’re a sad little man. You ain’t killin’ nobody.” “Did you already forget, bro? I just beat your cousin right here, in this very spot, last …
6 Things That Might Be Better than Therapy
I am a big fan of therapy. Most of us, at some point in our life, could benefit from talking through our dysfunctions and damaged places with someone who is both insightful and objective. (Yes, you are damaged and yes, …
Résumé Virtues and Eulogy Virtues
New York Times columnist David Brooks says there are two different types of virtues, résumé virtues and eulogy virtues. I spent the first half of my life building résumé virtues. Most of us do. There is nothing wrong with that. …