Feb 22, 2022Member-onlyHow to Make Better DecisionsYour ability to make a choice is the most powerful tool you possess. You can choose to change at any given moment– your situation, your relationships, your perspective, your life. Our options may ebb and flow as we move through life, but we always have the power of choice. It’s…Personal Development4 min readPersonal Development4 min read
Feb 13, 2022Member-onlyPotential to be RealizedThere exists, countless brilliant ideas, waiting to be brought into reality. It just needs the curious creative to plant the rods for lightning to strike. But more likely than lightning, is a thoughtful idea to emerge out of a deep exploration into a problem. A question. A challenge to look…Creativity1 min readCreativity1 min read
Dec 31, 2021Member-onlyAn Unexpected TurnIf you don’t like where you’re headed, change direction. You have that choice right now. Yet, most of the time, we don’t exercise that power. We’re afraid of how change will disrupt our life. Every action has a consequence. So what’s the consequence of keep things exactly the same?Change1 min readChange1 min read
Feb 6, 2021I Just Quit the Best job I ever had.This is a bitter-sweet moment in my life. As of February 16, 2021, I will be stepping down as the Chief Content Officer at The Futur. This is not a decision I arrived at easily, but after much reflection, I think now is the right time for me to explore…Career Change3 min readCareer Change3 min read
Oct 25, 2020Member-onlyThe limitations of labelsWhat do you call yourself? What label do you identify with? Artist, author, athlete? Having a title or label is helpful for us to be identified and qualified. This is especially important in our professions, cause we want to be known for our expertise. “John is really good with numbers…Personal Development2 min readPersonal Development2 min read
Oct 1, 2020Member-onlyDecision Fatigue is Eating up Your TimeHow many decisions do you have to make before you get to your important work? Where will I work? What tools should I use? What music should I listen to? What format should this take? How long should I spend on this? How should I organize it? By the time…Productivity1 min readProductivity1 min read
Sep 23, 2020Member-onlyA Place We Call HomeHome is more important now than ever. We spend all of our time here. So it’s important that it’s comfortable to live in, reflects our voice, and meets our needs. We grow up here. We build here. We make memories here. Having a home requires responsibility on our part to…Vote1 min readVote1 min read
Aug 28, 2020Member-onlyIn Between is Uncomfortable.Between a question and an answer. Between indecision and a choice. Between action and hopeful outcome. In between is the long, treacherous road you must take when you pursue something of value. When you’re building a novel idea. When you’re searching for a way to express a deep emotion. When…Creativity1 min readCreativity1 min read
Aug 18, 2020Member-onlyPlaying it SafeThere are many ways we play it safe in our lives. Our jobs. Our relationships. Our ideas. Safe is taking a job where difficult decisions are made for you. Safe is being in a relationship that doesn’t challenge you. Safe is feeding the narrative you already believe, and never giving an opposing…Change1 min readChange1 min read
Aug 7, 2020Member-onlyCreativity is a Bicycle RaceYou can’t build momentum standing still. You have to sit down, push hard, and get the gears going. Inspiration is momentum. You don’t begin inspired, you build towards it. Painful at first. Exhausting to think about. But once you push through the taxing labor to start, you have momentum. You…Creativity1 min readCreativity1 min read
