“Do something today that your future self will thank you for.” — Sean Patrick FlaneryWhy do we put off decisions that could give us a better future? I've been at that crossroads many times in my life. Whether it was a decision to start my own business, launch a podcast or even ask my partner to marry me. I knew all three of these decisions would give me a better life. But in the back of my head, all I could think about is what if I ended up being a colossal failure? The negative relationship we have with failure lingers from our school years. Back when we were conditioned to believe that you s ..read more

“You can’t believe how hard it is for people to be simple, how much they fear being simple. They worry that if they’re simple, people will think they’re simple-minded. In reality, of course, it’s just the reverse. Clear, tough- minded people are the most simple.” — Jack WelchI love looking down at my brown pocket-sized book and knowing that my dreams have a plan. It gives me a quiet confidence that anything is possible. It serves as a daily visual reminder of what it is I want to accomplish that day (and with my life). Using pen and paper is laughable in a technology-crazed society. It seems a ..read more

“If you’re not making mistakes, then you’re not making decisions.” — Catherine CookStarting again can often feel like a failure. Like you somehow screwed up or made a choice that veered you off course into the iceberg that sunk the ship. This idea that everything needs to be scrapped is what gives it such an emotional sting. Sometimes the dread of having to tell people that you've given up feels more gut-wrenching than the decision to toss in the towel. Yet if we think about what we're really after; are we ever really starting over again if we're taking lessons away from an experience? There’s ..read more

“Always remember that the future comes one day at a time.” — Dean AchesonI don't know what the future holds in store for me (and neither do you). It's a wild ride that we call life. The more I attempt to control my life, the less it seems I get to experience it. I forget that everything we do is nothing more than a construct. A thought, an idea, a creation brought to life that helps to explain the unexplainable. We want answers where there are none. We love the idea of predictability and having the certainty that we know what's coming next — except life is a mystery. I'm not a religious guy, b ..read more

“The clock of life is wound but once, and no man has the power to tell just when the hands will stop, at late or early hour. Now is the only time you own. Live, love, toil with a will. Place no faith in time. For the clock may soon be still.” — UnknownIs it possible to throw up the white flag before the week even starts? By Sunday, the dreaded overwhelming thought of Not another Monday sinks in. Your mind has done what it does best, slipped into a focus of the mountain of work you need to get done in the upcoming week. You spend the rest of the weekend distracted, irritated and frustrated — yo ..read more

“It is more important to know where you are going than to get there quickly. Do not mistake activity for achievement.” — IsocratesThere was a time in your life when adventure was your middle name. Your life was about exploration. You learned from experiences, so your mind had a mission to soak in as much as you could. Walking around with my two-year-old niece reminds me that my entire backyard is a jungle ready to be explored. There's always an adventure waiting for a hero, you just might have forgotten that you can be that hero. You can be the one who sets off on the adventure of a lifetime ..read more

“The secret to happiness is freedom. And the secret to freedom is courage.” — ThucydidesWhat are you struggling with the most when it comes to your mental health during the pandemic? How to be happy is a damn good place to start. My friend Tom and I dove into this question on our podcast the Hang And Bang (It's not what you think). We knew it was affecting us, but what about everyone else? Within hours of Tom sharing this question on Instagram, twenty-eight people reminded us that you are never alone. We are all awkward fucking humans trying our best to make sense of the world and just want to ..read more

“There are only two ways to live your life: as though nothing is a miracle, or as though everything is a miracle.” — Albert EinsteinMy worst moments of anxiety seep into my thinking like an undetectable gas leak. By the time I'm aware of what's going on, I already feel nauseous and want to jump out of my skin. It skyrockets as I get closer to bed because I know there's no avoiding it in the darkness. I'll be forced to confront the sobering reality that my life feels out of control. That was until I learned how to feel happier — it’s a choice that you make and a plan that you follow. My car doe ..read more

“You can’t write and edit, or sculpt and polish, or make and analyze at the same time. If you do, the editor stops the creator. While you invent, don’t select. While you sketch, don’t inspect. While you write the first draft, don’t reflect. At the start, the creator mind must be unleashed from judgment.” — Kevin KellyA mentor recently asked me one of those questions that stops you dead in your tracks. Not because it's a crazy question, but because you're amazed that it hasn't been asked of you at every important stage of your life. An honest answer to this question has the ability to shape eve ..read more

“It’s so difficult to describe depression to someone who’s never been there, because it’s not sadness. I know sadness. Sadness is to cry and to feel. But it’s that cold absence of feeling—that really hollowed-out feeling.” — J.K. RowlingLife is hard. Let's get that out of the way. No one escapes without a few scars to prove you were here. We're all a little nutty too. How often do you talk to yourself? Don't pretend you don't. Who do you think you were talking to when you just said: "I don't talk to myself." It sure as hell wasn't me. And just because your cat has a human name, Larry can't be ..read more