The word "you" shows up quickly in conversation.Usually right after something happens.You said this.You did that.You should have done something …
Pronoun Usage
People are suddenly very serious about pronouns.How they're used.Which ones apply.What they signal.The conversation can get intense.Precise.Almost …
Tolerate
I looked up the definition.To tolerate:to allow the existence, presence, practice, or act ofwithout prohibition or hindrance; permit.To endure without …
First Things First
I tell myself I'm putting things in order.Cleaning up.Organizing.Tightening the edges.It feels productive.Sometimes I'm not sequencing.I'm …
I Don’t Think In Targets
It's easy to confuse thinking and planning.They both happen in my mind.They both feel like I am progressing.I find they do different work.When I'm …
A Blank Page
I call it pucker work.The work that tightens something in my gut before I start.The questions appear simple.What matters to me?What difference do I …
The Trouble With Details
I love the details.The way your voice changes when something matters.The pause before you say the savagely honest thing.The stories that make our life …
Area Under Construction
A life of meaning and purpose comes with a price.It requires disruption.My disruption.It demands I stretch.It asks for change.That's mostly …
Hard Work Is the Unwanted Work
Stephen King wrote the sentence:Talent is cheaper than table salt.He’s right.AI proves it faster every day.Talent is everywhere now.Fluent …