Would you pay to do nothing? There’s a Zen proverb which goes, “Don’t just do something, sit there.” It’s a tongue-in-cheek reminder that in a world where we spend a lot of our time filling our days with activities, choosing to simply sit and be still is a...
I’ve always been a creative person. And an entrepreneur. (Ahead I’ll share why this is great and also why I really struggled to be this. As a kid, I collected rocks, painted them, and set up a little rock shop on the corner of North Second Street....
Oh how I’d love to transfer to you the power of true freedom. I’m not saying I have it all the time. I still contract in some moments. As I write this, for example, I have a contract on my desk to sign. I’ve been hesitating. I’m tuning in to whether the hesitation is...
I’ve had a strange relationship to self-esteem in my life. If you’d met me in my twenties I would have told you that I was smart and confident and thought I could do anything. And I would have believed it. I’d always gotten good grades. I worked for one of the top...
As someone who “came out of the closet” at 39 years old, and as someone who, at the core of my work, promotes connection, self-expression, and non-judgment, I have so much to say about what happened in Orlando and I haven’t really formulated it into...
Oh money and business. They go together like peas and carrots, right? If you’ve answered “no” then you might actually get a greater reward from your work than getting paid. This may seem great. After all I am, and you are, in business to make a difference and do work...
