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Find things that give you energy
“Find” because it’s a verb. It requires intention. If you’ve been waiting a long time to be found, you can flip the script and start to find. “Things” because what you’re looking for could be anything. Keep an open mind. Activities, people, and places, are good starting points. Walking down a new street. Going to…
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Tying my hands to the siren song of social media
In Greek mythology, The Odyssey tells the story of a man, Odysseus, making a decade-long journey to return home to his family. Along the way, he and his team come across many obstacles and come up with plans to get past them. For example, Odysseus and his team encounter sirens at sea—beings who sing beautifully.…
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A place is a tool that people maintain
A place is a tool. The library helps you focus and work. The gym helps you work out. Your home helps you relax and unwind. A nice restaurant is a tool for you to get together with friends and family, share a meal, and create a new experience. If you walked into a nice restaurant,…
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What Terry Fox started
When he was 18 years old, Terry Fox was diagnosed with a rare, aggressive, form of bone cancer. In order to contain it, Terry’s doctors amputated his leg. While he was in the hospital recovering, Terry saw how little money was being allocated to cancer research. Terry wanted to make a change. When he saw…
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Cross the swamp
You start a project with clarity. Then, confusion creeps in. Divergences, dependencies, and distractions emerge—the results of good ideas, not bad ones. You’ll need to make many of these decisions, and they will be more difficult than you give them credit for. Sometimes, you lose focus of the goal, to the point that you might…