Thoughts, reflections, and ideas that don't fit neatly into books. These posts will never be written, edited, or otherwise touched by AI. These posts are pulled from my Substack publication.
Event hosting is an act of craftsmanship. There’s a reason the term Socialite exists, and it’s not as easy as hanging out and partying. There are several levels in how meaningful an event is for atten...
Everything that you are is an assembly of genetics, experiences, social influences, and dumb luck. Your uniqueness is an unfathomably large collection of unlinked factors, blended up together and depo...
For free, right now, you have a teacher that is endlessly patient, creative, whimsical, understanding, and well-resourced. In the snap of a finger, you can change how the teacher talks to you, how it ...
I have a friend who bleeds anger. You can feel it drifting up from his skin, pointing at you from behind his eyes, and waiting with a rubber-band tension to snap forward if it finds a release. A gener...
Curtis Sliwa is having a hell of a moment for providing some of the best political highlight reels of the modern era. He was the man who stood up against all odds and said “Every parade has the right ...
Checking your social media for each and every like, comment, and retweet is a sure sign that you have disconnected your soul from your own light and rely on the light of others to keep it alive. You d...
Do you have a catchphrase?A sentence or two that people recognize as frequently and fervently coming from you more than any other individual that they know?
It has come to my realization that many people do not enjoy first dates, networking events, or job interviews as much as I do. Apparently, ad-hoc engagement with a stranger is not topping the charts o...
The airport is a great place to be reminded that comfort does not equal happiness. Customers get everything they want, and only seem more annoyed as a result. No amount of TV screens with streaming mo...
Do you remember the phase when ‘Dad Teaches You Things Videos’ were trending? When older men made videos expressly for those who felt that their own parents never properly showed them skills? How to c...
The universe seems to hold a little extra space for the beautiful among us, as they frolic on boats and attend lavish parties in scenic gardens. Their pearly smiles seem wider and happier in their IG ...
There’s something primally comforting about standing close to an object that’s much bigger than yourself. Standing next to a giant sequoia or seeing the silhouette of a mountain - its colossal shape ...
For survival, it makes sense to focus the majority of your energy on what’s most likely to kill you. Mitigating the negatives is a viable strategy when a single catastrophe might be the end. The trade...