Relationships
Seven Days Without a Phone and How It Changed All the Rest
Seven days without a phone over Thanksgiving inspired several important long term changes to the way my phone gets utilized.
Personal Freedom
How The One Thing Applied to Dog Training
We recently hired a dog trainer, and something magnificent happened. Here’s how it went down. The Dog Has Problems I’ll be the first to tell you that there’s no such thing as a bad dog, just bad owners. So, while I take the heat for this, here are the things Read more…
Relationships
How to Meet People and Grow Your Tribe
Meeting people can be the most important thing that happens in our day. Maybe it’s just me, but I get the sense that we’ve evolved to be pretty poor at making cold introductions, and I’m concerned that we are missing a tremendous opportunity by keeping to ourselves. Here are my Read more…
Parenting
When Your Kids Turn Into Adults
One of 4 things are going to happen when your kids turn into adults. They are either going to stay near you, or move away; and they will do so either by choice, or by force. Which one of the four options do you think you’ll want, and what can Read more…
Parenting
The Concept that Changed my Approach to Parenting
Treating children as possessions is akin to slavery. Several sources of encouragement brought me around to the idea of treating my child as the true autonomous person that she is … and it was liberating. I can’t say anything better than what is written in The Prophet: “Your children are Read more…
Relationships
The Fear that Divides Us and the Failure of a Local Skill Share Network
Even though the implementation of a town Skill Share Network didn’t work, I’m still convinced it’s a good idea. In the process of learning how to start programs within a town I realized that, in order for anything like this to work, we need to get past the fear of Read more…
Relationships
Be a SUPER CONNECTOR in your community.
Your community is what you make it. It’s your network. It should include some people close in proximity, like family, work and social buddies, but your community can also be people hundreds, or thousands of miles away from you. A super connector is someone who knows who to call to answer Read more…
Money
5 Reasons to start a SIDE HUSTLE even if you love your JOB
No matter what path you’ve followed to get where you are in life, there is so much that a side hustle can offer. In this article we’ll explore some of the primary reasons why you should consider implementing a side hustle into your life, even if you love your J Read more…