This post builds on my summary of Jim Collins’s book, What to Make of a Life, so go read that post first. As I was writing that summary, I started to reflect on how his framework applied to my own life, but realized that I had too many thoughts, so I spun it off into […]
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Relaxing into the unconscious mind
I learned a startling fact 30 years ago when I was reading The User Illusion, by Tor Norretranders, that consciousness is limited to processing about 20 bits/second (here’s my summary from that 1995 read). And yet we perceive about 12 million bits/second from our senses (10 million from our vision alone). How could we possibly […]
Align your learning with your body
My main insight from 2025 was about how my body enabled (and sometimes limited) my learning and growth in every area of my life. A silly example is learning rope flow. I was intrigued when Nsima Inyang described a technique called rope flow on the Tim Ferriss podcast (here’s an example video of him demonstrating […]
2024 Year in Review
One of my coaching friends asked me to sum up 2024 in a word, and set my intention for 2025 in a word, so I’ll start with that framing rather than the more stream-of-consciousness format from the last few year-in-review posts. 2024: Full For more context on why 2024 felt full, here’s what I did […]
Becoming more trauma-aware
My professional development investment for 2024 was completing the Trauma-Informed Coaching Certification program (TICC) with Thomas Hübl and Amy Elizabeth Fox, after hearing both of them multiple times on the Coaches Rising podcast. While I was familiar with many of the concepts shared in the program (Immunity to Change, Internal Family Systems (covered in chapter […]
Outlive: The Science and Art of Longevity, by Dr. Peter Attia
Amazon link I’ve had several friends recommend Attia’s book to me over the past year as a way to live a longer and more healthy life, so I recently read it as part of my 50th birthday activities. Attia’s main premise is that current medical practices are about delaying death, figuring out how to keep […]
Reflections from an aspiring elder
I turned 50 this week, which has prompted lots of thoughts and reflections. I won’t offer 100+ pieces of advice like Kevin Kelly or 50 thoughts like this guy, and I don’t know if I qualify as what Chip Conley calls a modern elder, but I did want to share a few principles that have […]
2023 Year in Review – I wrote a book!
Another year is wrapping up, and that means it’s time for another year in review post where I look back at the highlights of the last year, and set my intention for the year ahead. My 2023 intention was to connect with courage and vulnerability, which I applied across every aspect of my life. I […]
How I published my book
I published my first book this year, and have been getting several questions about the process from would-be authors. So I’m writing up what I learned to make it easier to share. To be clear, I’m not an expert and my book is not a bestseller; it will take several years of continued book sales […]
The price and cost of belonging
I listened to a podcast conversation between Annahid Dashtgard and Jerry Colonna this week that inspired me to write about my relationship with race and belonging. I first heard Dashtgard on an episode of Colonna’s Reboot podcast, and then read her book The Bones of Belonging to learn more about her journey, before discovering her […]
