There’s no algorithm that going to be able to tell you where you are. Right now. In this moment. Only you can know your exact location. Your exact feeling. Where you are. And only you really know the way home. Becoming reliant on other things to tell us where we are, where to go,...
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When you’re tired everything is that much harder to deal with. The house. The kids. Relationships. Work. Bathing. We all need a break but there’s no break coming. Maybe when you’re so tired it’s better to realign your expectations or not have any at all. The fatigue changes what we are capable of and...
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There are precious few moments in the day to be an artist. So many other things can get in the way. And you have to squirrel away the minutes so you can think clearly. Or just think at all. Not just survive and go go go. Each one counts. Even if it feels like...
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The boys are asleep. I’m in bed. My eyes keep slowly closing. I need sleep. My brain and body have been on overload for the past three weeks. That’s both good and bad. Good because I’m learning, growing, evolving, pushing myself. Bad because I’m not getting enough rest and my body is pissed and...
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You rise up to the occasion because it matters. How you treat the difficult moments in life and the people you encounter is paramount. And though you might want to hide or run away you have to show up. To take ownership. To be present in spite of the fear. You get through. But...
Continue readingIt’s Hard To Think
I’ve joined the Bootstrapper’s Workshop by Seth Godin. It’s an online community of people seeking answers, inspiration, and clarity. It’s also a place where people can share ideas and get constructive feedback and start conversations. For me it’s an opportunity to learn to think again. I’ve been stuck. I’ve written about this before and...
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I used to make flip books as a kid. Stick figures riding skate boards and doing jumps. Going up and down a ramp. Falling and getting back up. Sometimes I’d even have some words scroll across the top. They were so fun to make. Just a simple entertaining animation. I also wrote poetry. I...
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We’ve all been there. The shit hits the fan. Job. Family. Parenting. All signs pointing directly back to you. I’ve been here countless times. It has never paid off to wallow. Being fierce. Owning your failures. Working smarter. Deciding to be determined to get things done right. Listening when someone gives you good honest...
Continue readingScrap It. Start Again.
Lots of what I write isn’t worth posting. Verbose. Meandering. Nonsense. I’ve written three different posts tonight and scrapped each one. But I still did what I set out to do. I wrote today. So much of what I’m working towards with this project is to clarify my own thinking. So even if I...
Continue readingBrilliant Is Overrated
Because trying to be brilliant takes the focus away from trying to be good. And being good is where you start. Being good means you know your job and you can consistently get it done. We focus too much on the next step or the promo or the greener grass. And we miss the...
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