Writing
I share what I learned about purpose, mindset, and creativity in my quest to live an authentic life, hoping to inspire others to live life on their terms. Subscribe to my newsletter to receive new posts weekly.
Steve Jobs Was Manifesting
The process to make your soul-led idea a reality is the same, no matter what you call it. Are you ready?
Soul (Re)searching
Will the Steve Jobs approach work for you, or do you need market research to know what to create?
This Is Not the Death of Your Ambition
Do you avoid considering certain career paths because you think they symbolize the end of your ambition?
The Test of the True Believer
A new lens to think about the things we say we have faith in—but do we?
This Is Not What I Expected
Our true desires are the signposts to our best life, but how do we know which desires are true?
The Most Important Question to Ask Yourself in the New Year
We tend to ask ourselves, “what do I want to accomplish in the new year?” If we’d like to keep our New Year's resolutions there’s a better question.
The Big Picture
…where I share the framework that helped me shift from a humdrum professional existence to a life I love.
Weekly Share: Kahlil Gibran, The Unfolding
Kahlil Gibran reminds us that life is not about success or failure.
Weekly Share: The 10,000-Hour Rule May Not Apply to You
David Epstein reveals why short term thinking is a good thing, the best way to find your ideal career, who the most creative thinkers are and much more.
Weekly Share: Who Will You Be in a Year?
A potentially controversial perspective on our personal growth goals from Alain de Botton.
There Are No Liminal Fairy Tales
We’re programmed to think we always need to know where we’re going or we’ll never get anywhere. This stops us from having our real hero’s journey.
More on the Pursuit of Inner Peace vs. Happiness
Following readers’ comments, I’m sharing more thoughts about pursuing peace vs. happiness, the need for external validation and responding rather than reacting to life.
Weekly (Re)Share: 30 Min for the Rest of Your Life
Take 30 minutes this weekend to contemplate what you want out of life - even if you feel pretty content right now - with the help of a new question I have for you.
The Pursuit of… What?
Experts endlessly debate whether we should pursue happiness, fulfillment or purpose. I’m pursuing something else.
Your Life Vision… Take Two of Many
You're trying to visualize the life you want in the future but you just can't see clearly. Here are several ideas to consider.
Weekly Share: Elle Luna, “The Crossroads of Should and Must”
In her essay "The Crossroads of Should and Must", Elle Luna tells the story of two life paths — Should and Must, and encourages us to consider Must after getting too used to choosing Should.
What Kind of Life Do You Really Want?
Several exercises helped me start to define more clearly what I want my life to look like when I’m free of limiting beliefs and social expectations.
Weekly Share: Hunter Thompson on Living a Meaningful Life
Hunter Thompson: “… we do not strive to be firemen, we do not strive to be bankers, nor policemen, nor doctors. WE STRIVE TO BE OURSELVES… we must make the goal conform to the individual, rather than make the individual conform to the goal.”
Teachings
Following my journey from an unfulfilling corporate job to a life of alignment and purpose, I guide people through their own journey to create a life they’re in love with by discovering their own authentic self and unique expression.
We use common phrases to lie to ourselves. Journaling helped me discover the true meaning behind them.