The Question That Feels Natural — and Costs More Than We Realize

The Question That Feels Natural — and Costs More Than We Realize

“Why is this happening?” is often the first place the mind goes when control disappears. It sounds reasonable. Even intelligent. It feels like meaning-making. But what I’ve come to see — personally, professionally, and most recently through a conversation on my...
When the Body Interrupts the Narrative

When the Body Interrupts the Narrative

I thought the fire anniversary was enough. Some weeks arrive already carrying weight. Memory. Grief. A quiet accounting of everything that was lost and everything that somehow survived. I assumed that was the work of the week — to hold that, to move through it with...
2026 May Still Be a Trying Year — So Train Your Mind

2026 May Still Be a Trying Year — So Train Your Mind

People like to say the ones who win are the ones with the most resources. I’ve never been comfortable with that word. It feels competitive. Binary. Like life is something you dominate or lose. There is nothing in between. And sitting here in a hospital room after...
Wear Your Grandmother’s Pearls: Redesigning Success Before It Burns You Down

Wear Your Grandmother’s Pearls: Redesigning Success Before It Burns You Down

There’s a question I’ve been circling for years—long before the fire, before the losses, before the surrender. How do you build a legacy that works on the outside without destroying you on the inside? A business that creates money, freedom, and opportunity—without...
Looking Back with Gratitude: My Top 5 Most-Read Articles of 2025

Looking Back with Gratitude: My Top 5 Most-Read Articles of 2025

As 2025 comes to a close, I’ve found myself reflecting not just on what I wrote this year, but on why certain pieces resonated so deeply. Writing has always been my way of thinking out loud—making sense of leadership, identity, resilience, and growth in real time. But...

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