(2,192 words) “If someone ever asks you what you’ll be doing at some given time tell them, instead, where you’ll be. The details of what you’ll be doing are unimportant, and unknown. The importance of what you’ll be doing is implied. You’re living your life to its fullest. Namely, you’re […]
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God Fearing
(1,240 words) How do I remain relevant in a world becoming more algorithmic and automated all the time? Identify, record and share real life with people. Wherever you are, whatever you are doing, pay attention to the world and how it affects you and tell a story. Alexa can buy […]
Believe in the Experiment
(1,128 words) A baby was born out of wedlock in the Caribbean. To the child everything was interesting. The child became a restless young adult. The young man, in his early teens, was the type of employee business people dream of; always figuring out ways to make things operate more […]
Your Age Of Anxiety
(1192 words) It was 2006 and I saw a way out of college by Christmas. In hindsight, a lot was happening. I’d never spent the time to think about 9-11, and the war, and it was starting to catch up with me. It may have been anxiety rather than guilt. […]
Giving + Rejection = Breakthrough
(1,149 words) Bingo. I had a business idea. So, I pitched it to someone. I just wanted a yes. They said no. It hurt (ok) and I balked (not ok). I was caught off guard by the sting of rejection. We all know how rejection feels—like a piece of us […]
How To Be Fearless
(2114 words) Business writer James Altucher said something I had to listen to. He said anger doesn’t exist. He said it’s a fake emotion; just fear in disguise. It was 2015 and I was in-between careers. I didn’t know it at the time but I was afraid. I didn’t know […]