Finding Purpose and Fulfillment in Work This is something that took me my whole life to figure out: The key to being happy in your career is doing exactly what you want. Not what you’re told to do. Not what you think you should do. What you want to do. The hard...
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Music and Vulnerability
Music and Vulnerability Singing and performing music in front of people is incredibly vulnerable. You’re putting your soul on display. All of the hours of practice that you put in alone. All of your fears, insecurities, confidence, and courage - naked and...
Deadbeat Dads
Deadbeat Dads When I got divorced, the woman took our dogs and wouldn’t let me see them. Those dogs were my family, and I loved them dearly. I called and called, and she just kept ignoring me. It taught me a lot about family and about life....
The Power of Having Fun
The Power of Having Fun I have a recurring dream where I am sitting on the bench for my high school baseball team and hating every second of it. Every game I go up and check the lineup card - even though I already know I'm not on it - and every time, I am...
Choose Your Hard: The Case for Chasing Your Dreams
Choose Your Hard There is a deep, existential unhappiness that permeates society across all industries and social classes. It’s why self-help is a global, multi-billion-dollar industry that’s expanding every day. It’s the dread you feel on Sunday when you...
Advice for My 10-Year-Old Self
Advice for My 10-Year-Old Self I’m cutting carbs right now, which means my blood glucose is low and I’m extra ornery. Perfect time to write down the advice I’d give to my 10-year-old self. When I was a kid, I was naïve enough to believe the classic...






