Answering My Own 33 Self-Interview Questions — 17 Years Later
33 self reflection questions answered honestly, 17 years on. What changed about fear, regret, identity — and which questions aged perfectly, which didn't survive.
55 Life Lessons I learned in 55 Years
55 lessons learned in 55 years. From growth to relationships, and from money to health and fitness
Monday Moving Forward – Start The Day With A Casual Conversation
Transform Monday mornings with one simple ritual—a casual conversation that sets the tone for the entire week ahead
A Beautifully Crafted Plan
Perfect plans are beautiful traps. Sometimes the messiest execution beats the most elegant strategy that never leaves the drawing board
What You Get Is What You Choose
You might be familiar with the acronym WYSIWYG. It comes from "what you see is what you get" and it's used in computer editing software.
The Anatomy Of A U-Turn
You drive on a normal day, on a normal road, at a normal speed. Suddenly, the road in front of you seems to abruptly end. Sometimes [...]
Skills You Didn’t Need 150 Years Ago, But You Need Now
The world moves at an incredible pace. We already ran out of letters to denominate generations, with Gen Z.
If Something Works Out The Way You Wanted It, You Don’t Get Bragging Rights
Success happened exactly as planned? That's luck, not genius. Claiming credit for favorable outcomes ignores the chaos you didn't control
Overheating – A Primer
Engines overheat when pushed beyond design limits. Humans work the same way. The warning signs appear long before catastrophic failure
How To Accomplish Big Things
Break them into small things. That's it. The most effective strategy for anything big, enduring, or difficult is radical simplification into manageable tasks
Monday Moving Forward – Disrupt The Weekend Before
Mondays hurt when weekends end abruptly. Disrupt Sunday evening with Monday prep—ease into the transition instead of crashing into it
You’re NGMI
Not Gonna Make It—crypto slang for those destined to fail. Harsh but clarifying. Some paths lead nowhere no matter how hard you walk them
The Damage Control Guy
Every organization has one—the person who fixes emergencies nobody else sees coming. Damage control isn't glamorous but it's what keeps systems alive
The Danger Of “I Made It!”
You set up an ambitious goal. You work hard for it. You overcome obstacles, and, eventually, you reach it.
The Time To Grow
Growth requires time that modern life refuses to provide. Rushing maturation creates fragile structures. Patience isn't passive—it's strategic restraint
Modern Dragon Slayers
Ancient heroes fought dragons. Modern heroes battle bureaucracy, algorithms, surveillance. The monsters changed form but slaying still requires courage
Learning To Play The Guitar – 8 Months After
Eight months into guitar. Progress is slow, clumsy, frustrating. But fingers remember what mind forgets. Skill accumulates invisibly until it suddenly appears
Maintaining Consistency In Disrupting Times
Disruption tests consistency more than stability does. Maintaining routines when everything changes proves commitment. Chaos reveals what's truly automatic
Learning How To Learn
Meta-skill that multiplies all others. Learning how to learn makes every subject easier. The framework matters more than individual lessons
Monday Moving Forward – Take A Different Route To Work
Different routes disrupt autopilot thinking. Novel paths activate attention. Monday variation prevents routine from becoming mental prison