If you’d met me about a decade ago, you would’ve quickly found out that I was deeply devoted to a few things: meditation, a raw food diet, and reading various versions of the Tao Te Ching. I had been on a very intentional path of self improvement for a little over two years. Since then,…
Category: Personal
On Tremendous Effort
If you’ve been following my writing for a while, you might’ve come across a post I wrote shortly after two incongruent things happened in my life. I had a baby (my first) I started a new job at a 4 person startup as Head of Operations (not a small task) The post was titled New…
20 Book Gifts For Dads
Being a Father is a simple, challenging, rewarding part of life (I should know, I have this little guy). If you’re looking for a gift for that special fella, and he happens to enjoy cracking open a book now and again, here are some that we recommend. On Being a Dad On Business On Exercise…
My Nerdy Little Wine Habit
Please note: This post may contain affiliate links. If you buy something through one of those links, you won’t pay a penny more, but we’ll get a small commission, which helps keep the lights on. Thanks! As you probably know by now, I’m addicted to subscription boxes. Some day soon, I’ll probably have a page…
Daniels’ Running Formula
While my commitment to consistent running has had its ups and downs over the past twelve or so years, I’ve found Daniels’ Running Formula to be invaluable in helping me stick to it. I’m not a natural born runner. My body type, in the most generous sense, is built more for powerlifting than an expression…
Lessons Learned From A Young Leader and Founder
With over a decade of hindsight since my first role as a leader at a very successful startup, I’ve been thinking a lot lately about the mistakes I made and challenges I faced. The points below are specific to my experience, but hopefully have broad applications. In an effort to keep this from becoming ten…
New Parents: Failing at Everything
For expecting parents there are a slew of classes, books, and videos that are ubiquitous and, more-or-less, make us feel like we’re preparing for what lies ahead. Admittedly, when we were expecting our baby boy, the only reading I did was a courteous skim of something my partner forwarded me. We were bookends of two…