A Way of Life
I’m often asked what I’ve gained from daily blogging and I often find it hard to quantify exactly how it …
Outward Focus Causes Inward Growth
When we want to get better at something or become more comfortable the natural reaction is to focus fully on …
God Does Much More Through You Than He Does With You
You desire and do not have, so you murder. You covet and cannot obtain, so you fight and quarrel. You …
I Had A Hydro Flask Before You – Therefore I Am Better Than you
The “I had it before it was cool” movement is a beautiful thing. Maybe it’s something that’s been around forever …
The Stabbing Hurts Worse When You Know Them
An Account Manager role is some kind of weird hybrid between sales and customer support. Depending on what company you’re …
A Black Belt in Behavioral Health
There are literally hundreds, for some even thousands, of jobs we have no idea exist. When you are in one …
When You’re Done Learning You’re Done
“When you’re through learning, you’re through.” – Will Rogers “Once you stop learning you start dying” – Albert Einstein …And …
The Desire to Write/The Lack of Desire to Read
I’ve recently been getting a kick or desire to write more. Maybe not even more but more quality. This blog …
You’ve Heard of Blindness, Now Get Ready for Ageusia
There are some bad things in life, and then there are the downright headache-inducing terrible things that you wish you …
How Do You Meet Friends?
In my 6 months in Austin, something I’ve realized when talking to most people is that they’ve found it difficult …
12 Months At Praxis
A year-and-a-half ago I was having difficulty deciding what the next step was for me in education. I use education …
Confusion in the Midst of Contentment
The human mind can be filled with many emotions at once. Sometimes emotions that play well with each other, sometimes …
If Cops Were Salesmen
What if you woke up tomorrow and every person had to switch over to a different job. What would happen? …
Life at a Startup: BOSS LEVEL
This is the final post of a weekly series on my growth and development at a software startup in Austin …
Can You Play A Wedding…Tomorrow?
Spontaneity isn’t something I thought a whole lot about until recent years. Really, hardly at all until even this year. …
Let’s Table The Metric System
If I were to say, “This topic deserves a deep and thorough conversation, so let’s table it.” Would I be …
Apathetic Goal Setting
This is less a post to create value for others as it is a fully transparent look at my current …
Life at a Startup: Level Twenty Five
This is Part 25 of a weekly series on my growth and development at a software startup in Austin Texas. …
What Works for People Works For Countries
“There’s always room for movement, action, and progress when people are talking to each other instead of about each other.” …
The Screams of Silence
With as dramatic of a title I have you’d think this would be about something deep like the poverty across …
Change and the Seasons of Life
As the weather takes its journey (as it does every year) from warm to cool, I had overwhelming nostalgia. It’s …
Long Writing Shouldn’t Be Intimidating
I’ve been blogging daily now for just under 11 months. It’s been an extremely healthy exercise for my daily routine …
Life at a Startup: Level Twenty Four
This is Part 24 of a weekly series on my growth and development at a software startup in Austin Texas. …
Falling Behind (In Friendship)
There’s a feeling many people know well from work or school. A feeling of being behind or like you’re letting …
Vacation While Working
The past week of working remotely has been the most productive week of remote work I have ever had. I’ve …
Life at a Startup: Level Twenty Three
This is Part 23 of a weekly series on my growth and development at a software startup in Austin Texas. …
Every Pilot Has His First Solo Flight
Have you ever realized that at one point, every pilot had to fly for the first time by himself? Every …
The Experiential Friend
There are many kinds of intimacy. As I’ve mentioned in recent posts, they deserve a full post or several posts …
Life at a Startup: Level Twenty Two
This is Part 22 of a weekly series on my growth and development at a software startup in Austin Texas. …
When The Expert is Out-Expertised
Nothing quite grinds my gears like being an expert, or close to expert, teaching someone else, and then coming back …