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Why I’m Not Afraid of Change
When I logged in to prepare this post, I realized that I haven’t sent an email since September 28th. At first, this bummed me out because one of my missions for this year was to be more consistent with writing and sharing. The reality is that the only thing that has felt consistent these past couple of years is…
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Thoughts About Fear and Bravery
I have been thinking a lot about fear this week.😬 During a recent conversation with my niece, while I was trying to help her assuage some of her own fear, I told her “I feel afraid A LOT of the time.” “But you always seem so confident”, she replied. “Ha! No, my love, but I’ve learned how to practice being…
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A Personal Reflection
September 16th is always a special day of reflection for me. On this day in 2007, I almost died when I accidentally crashed my motorcycle into a telephone pole. My injuries were so severe that the doctors at Mass General Hospital were not sure if I would live through the night. I was in a medically induced coma for 6…
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Are You Shy?
People don’t usually believe me when I tell them this, but I’m actually really, really shy. No, seriously. Hear me out. I wrestle with self-doubt, imposture syndrome, not-enoughness…and all the other usual stuff shy people and introverts (and most other humans) deal with. The thing is, I also really love to solve problems, build communities, create experiences for people, and explore cool…
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A Note About Striving
Of all the unconscious behavior I see on social media every day, unconscious striving is perhaps the one that gives me the heaviest feeling in my soul. So many people out here endlessly checking boxes and celebrating hollow victories, ceaselessly extrinsically motivated by a culture of grind and comparison that places more importance on what a person is able to…
