Why We Stagnate: Our Growth is Correlated to Our Ability to Consider Different Perspectives

Avoid the slow, painful death of the echo chamber My first reawakening happened in my mid-30s. I had stagnated. I was stuck in a job that was crushing my mental, physical, and spiritual health. Ignoring the obvious impact of my career path on my life, I went from problem to problem, trying to find a […]

Wanna Keep Missing Out on Life? Let Your Fears Stay in the Driver’s Seat

Strategies for overcoming life’s most difficult fears I felt mortified. I sat there, failing at my attempts to hide my fear. Spending the day at an amusement park on a family vacation, my (now ex) wife somehow convinced me to ride a roller coaster. I’m not even sure I understood how fearful of them I […]

Why Don’t You Mind Your Own Business?

Ways (other than violence) to handle unsolicited advice We all love to solve problems. Who doesn’t love to come up with the perfect solution to an issue? Some of us believe we are especially gifted at identifying the solutions to other people’s problems. Heck, I used to do it a lot. For the longest time, […]