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Sep 27, 2023
Adopt this Sailing Technique & Keep Your Employees (Not to Mention Kids, Partners—& Dogs!) Happy
Part of my recent vacation was spent on a sailboat (Yep, that’s the boat, pictured above, left.) One thing I learned from our captain (Yep, that is she—with me—pictured above,…
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Aug 3, 2023
Your Passport to Infinite Pleasures
This past week, I published the below quote from Henry James as my daily “Wow, that’s a Thought”**: “Innocent and infinite are the pleasures of observation.” Why did that strike…
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Jul 20, 2023
Is it Too Hard For You, or Too Hard On You?
Recently, I took a movement class with a very cool fellow named David Wilson (You can find him on Instagram as Oldscoolmoves. He’s fantastic.) One thing he said that struck…
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Jul 6, 2023
“Here’s What You’re Doing Right”: How to Give Great Advice
In 2019, I was listening to Howard Stern interview Trevor Noah. (PSA: Howard Stern’s interviews are excellent. The rest of it? I can take it or leave it—or leave it…
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Jun 22, 2023
“Don’t Talk About My Friend Like That…”
A few years ago my friend Sarah was running herself down in front of her boyfriend. This aspect of her body wasn’t correct…that one was awful…etc. Her boyfriend’s response? “Don’t…
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Jun 8, 2023
No Before Yes? Yes, Please
For some time I’ve been meaning to write a post on my instinct/pattern of saying “No” before I say, “Yes.” And this is not just “No” to big asks. This…
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May 25, 2023
Sacred Mistakes Ahead (and They’re All Mine)
A few weeks ago Salvador Dali contributed the day’s “Wow, That’s a Thought.” He said, “Mistakes are almost always of a sacred nature.” This idea on its own was thought…
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Mar 16, 2023
Second Guessing Your Intuition? Check (List) in with Yourself
Even though “Trust your intuition,” is a frequently used phrase, intuition can feel incomprehensible, or inaccessible. It’s easy to think, “What—and where—is my intuition? And why should I trust it?”…
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Feb 16, 2023
Thinking of “No” as “Next Opportunity”
The past two weeks, I have been lucky enough to travel through Vietnam and Cambodia. One of my favorite things has been meeting brilliant, kind, and funny people—among them a…
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Jan 19, 2023
Want to Get Better at Something? Just Don’t Do It
Given that my last post was about “just doing it,” it’s possible that this week’s theme might give you a bit of whiplash. Why? Because this week I am all…
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