A student studies. A professional practices. Read. Listen. Watch. Shadow. Write. Teach. Practice. Do. Notice the difference? The first set gathers information. The second set applies it. Information without application is just entertainment. You enjoyed the show, but your life didn’t change. A parrot can repeat words too — but

Dealing with uncertainty sounds tough, but it’s actually simple. In uncertain times (and really, in all times), the key is to focus on what doesn’t change. Some call it “controlling the controllables.” Others recognize it in the Serenity Prayer: God, grant me the serenity to accept the things

💡"Happiness is the lack of wanting to be anywhere else other than where you are." - Brad Johnson Don't let fretting on the past, or planning the future distract you from enjoying the right now. Appreciate it. You worked hard to be where you are and

Lord, today don't decrease my load – expand my capacity. Give me the strength to carry more because more is what I asked for. Let me not shrink from the moment. Help me rise to become the (wo)man the moment demands. May my strength grow. May my endurance

My favorite newsletter at this stage of my life is the Thursday 3-2-1 Newsletter by James Clear. Billed as the most "wisdom per word of any newsletter on the web," I can attest to this statement as accurate. A great blurb from his latest one: Writer and programmer

The Eagles overcame the Chiefs last night in the Super Bowl. Some fans left very happy, some left... meh. When you are a team like the Chiefs trying to win something three times in a row, you'll be disappointed, but not devastated in a loss like this. Philly,

Had some short thoughts to share that I didn't want to sit on longer: -- Commitment 💡"Commitment is key to consciousness. Not more commitment. Clear commitment. You can tell what you're committed to by the results you are producing... Everyone is 100% committed. You can&

At what age can I start throwing away my kid's art? Like it's good for a 2 year old, but she ain't Picasso and it's starting to pile up around the house. Asking for a friend... -- Look, I’m avoiding the

A clip from the show What Now? with Trevor Noah was shared with me, featuring Simon Sinek discussing how capitalism has shifted over time. The short version of the clip is this: traditional capitalism was centered on long-term greed, while the capitalism of today has shifted to focus on short-term

The world doesn’t need your humility—it needs your reckoning. It needs you to stand fully in your power, to know what you’re capable of, and to act with intention. Too often, good people step back, mistaking humility for virtue and smallness for grace. But playing small doesn’