There are problem solvers. And there are problem makers. Problem solvers notice something difficult and see the opportunity to make it better. Problem makers notice something difficult and whine about it. Problem solvers self-reflect, empathize, take the blame, and keep moving forward. Problem makers fire off the cuff, yell, and chastise. Problem solvers connect...
Continue readingThe Beautiful Thing About Curiosity
Kids ask a lot of questions. You’ll answer one and then they’ll have a follow up. Their curiosity is impossible to satisfy and that’s a beautiful thing. Sometimes it might feel easier to say “I don’t know” or “because I said so.” But that’s a disservice to you and to your kids. Contrary to...
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How The Worst Race Of My Career Helped Me To Become A Champion – A Story of The Search
Champions are often born out of the worst of times. ...
Continue readingWhy Is It So Hard To Get Clarity?
When you're struggling to find clarity avoid these three things - comparing yourself to others, not understanding your why, and second guessing yourself. ...
Continue readingThank You, Selma
There are moments in life where I am touched by something so deeply that it immediately makes me wish my mom was still alive to see it as well. They bring me to tears just as she used to be brought to tears by Maria Callas, or a story about her father, or sometimes...
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Is inconvenience really a bad thing? Sometimes there is value in being more closely connected to the process and final product. You might have to do more work and wait a little longer, but you’ll value the end result much more. ...
Continue readingA Barrow Full Of Pumpkins
This weekend we went to Shuh Farms in Mount Vernon with the cousins. We bought 154 pounds of pumpkins and carted them back to Seattle today. I’ve been thinking about the experience. The kids ran into the pumpkin patch and were quickly carrying back any and every pumpkin they came across. Little discernment or...
Continue readingStuck
Change your scenery. Change your energy. If you’re feeling stuck go somewhere new. Get up. Move around. Breath deeply in and out. It’s such simple advice. But for some reason we stay stuck. Rooted in place doing nothing and indulging ourselves. Go to the woods. Go to a river. Ride a bike. Get up...
Continue readingSlow Down
Eat fast. Exercise fast. Do the dishes as quickly as possible. Driving over the speed limit. There are endless ways humans are obsessed with going fast. And a lot of times doing things quickly ends up badly. A tummy ache. A pulled hamstring. A broken plate. Or a speeding ticket. To what end? Most...
Continue readingRon Swanson
Do one thing really well. Or two things crappily. Seems like an easy choice right? And yet we often choose to do two things not very well. Is it fomo? Stubbornness? Wouldn’t doing one thing really well feel better? I have a hard time with this. I want to do it all. But I...
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