Carl Richards EJ Congrats EJ! Also, semi-related... One of the early versions of Atomic Habits used this four step framework: 1. Noticing 2. Wanting 3. Doing 4. Liking I even gave a talk using that structure the year before the book came out: youtube.com/watch?v=mNeXuC… Ultimately, I changed

For years, I’ve said “I want to wake up at 4:30am so that I have time to read, write and meditate.” This week, I woke up at 4:30 everyday and I feel amazing. When I fully felt the grief of prioritizing others over myself and the fear of what might happen if I did… the

Turns out this is still true 🤣 I accidentally deleted a post this AM trying to add to it. We need an 'undelete' premium feature 🤦‍♂️

Yesterday’s bake 🍞

Most people think that a good decision is one that avoids the consequences and gets the desired outcome. In reality, a good decision is one where you are who you want to be no matter the outcome.

This weekend I felt the purest joy I have ever felt. All it took was being 100% present to witness my kid's joy. 😭

Playing with your kids is one hell of a drug.

I’m making another career transition. Folks keep asking me if I am scared or nervous. I am neither. I am simply happy to be who I want to be in the world and allow it to come. I have zero evidence to support my transition not working out. I switched from finance to poker, to

This morning, during my meditation session, I dozed off. When I woke, I wasn’t 100% sure what happened and I noticed judgment creeping in. So I celebrated noticing it, and wondered if the few minutes of sleep is what my body needed today? Underneath the judgment is shame.

Each morning, I write. I want to be a great writer. Recently, I started asking chatGPT for feedback on my writing. I ask it for help ensuring active voice, proper structuring and being concise. The results are mixed. GPT will occasionally rearrange a sentence or use a more

It is a good day.

This has been my experience. Joy is more about surrender and acceptance and loving what already exists than 'working' towards it.

Loving people, exactly as they are is a superpower.

A software engineer who understands business is unstoppable. Think about your company more than your software.

My intention for 2025 is to notice, welcome and accept all the love and joy in my life.

Failure is the success.