When we had our first kid, the nights were brutal. Sleep deprived and grumpy, it felt as if life would never be the same again. And it wasn’t. But… …in the most beautiful way possible (though it wasn’t until we finally got a peaceful night’s rest our brains woke up to this truth). Looking back, the one thing I regret is not appreciating each tiny delightful moment more. Now, I try to remind myself every day there’s a painfully finite number of shared hugs and kisses with my kids and parents.

The secret sauce to solving difficult problems is mixing the efficiency of the expert with the openness of a beginners mind. There’s tremendous value in specialization and expertise. But there’s also a hidden trap: To become an expert, you zoom in and learn deeply in a singular domain. The more…

Recently on a visit to my kid’s doctor appointment, I rediscovered this toy I loved. My favorite way of playing with these was grabbing the bottom-most block and swooping it around from one end of the toy to the other. …

I’ve spent over 500 hours taking self-paced online courses over the last 10 years including LinkedIn Learning, MZed, and Masterclass courses. The content in self-paced and cohort courses aren’t that drastically different. They both offer high-quality, subject-matter expertise. Yet, self-paced courses have completion rates as low as 3%, while cohorts…

It’s late in the evening and we’re stuck in downtown traffic. I look over to my wife next to me browsing her phone. We’ve been married over 10 years so it’s a comfortable silence. Still… “Hey, remember that book, Storyworthy, I was tellin’ you about? …

I get home, rip open the box, and take out my first guitar. I finally save enough to buy one, but can’t afford lessons. Luckily, the guitar comes with a How to Play Guitar DVD. Score! (this is before Youtube!) 1) The beginning is painful. 5 Minutes In: The heavy metal strings in the guitar…