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Helping people fail compassionately, tread water, and try again differently

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Wabi-sabi: The Japanese Philosophy That Changed My Life

Finding beauty in the imperfect, impermanent, and incomplete

Wayfinding over Warp Speed: an alternative to big plans and life goals

What we can learn from Polynesian Wayfinders when planning the future

How to write a bestselling book in 10 simple steps (over 20 years)

My personal odyssey from construction equipment salesman to unexpected crowd-surfer to national bestselling author

How to Define “Success” (for Insecure Overachievers)

Choosing to operate from a position of "enough"

Will your new routine succeed or fail? This is the biggest indicator:

How to escape the "Doom Loop" and make change that sticks.

Be Careful of the Past You Never Knew (Nostalgia vs. Anemoia)

The danger of romanticized nostalgia and the part we conveniently forget.

The Frustrating Importance of “Wasted Effort.”

Why it's okay to end up in dead ends, spend time on the wrong project, and throw away the 95% that's just not working.

The Beautiful Art of Starting Ugly (for Recovering Perfectionists)

What if starting ugly was...the fun part?

Nerdlings LIVE! A fun chat with Mike Sowden, Jodi Ettenberg, and Steve Kamb

Three nerds talk about writing, curating the internet over algorithms, acceptance, toxic positivity and fish doorbells

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Why I'm physically and emotionally exhausted in the best way possible

Why we should surround ourselves with failure

How a trip to the "museum of failure" changed my life