yes person for all things community, connection, & storytelling. civic optimist based in SF
A big problem with bubbles is the reflexive association between wealth and wisdom, so a bunch of crazy ideas are taken seriously because a temporarily rich person said it.
The ease of technology has given us unrealistic expectations for our real lives. And in real life, someone or something will always come knocking on your door. You can let it drive you absolutely mad, or you can fling the door open and tell them how happy you are to see them.
By all means, do your work and decorate your room. You’ve been afforded... See more
I've been doing a bit of "speed dating." Meeting new collaborators for the first time in almost ten years? A day or two with different people just to get a vibe and throw some paint at the wall. Creative handshakes, if you will. Following the chemistry.
It's been an interesting process. One that has tested a lot of what I know to be true. At the... See more
Competence is how good you are when there is something to gain. Character is how good you are when there is nothing to gain.
People will reward you for competence. But people will only love you for your character.
I have come to think of intuition as how nature speaks to and through us . And by nature, I mean both our deepest, inner nature as well as the collective nature that connects us all. Listening to our intuition is how we can practice being in collaboration with life or the universe. The beauty is that we all possess this capacity. Intuition isn’t a... See more
Hard work isn’t always the work that takes the most time, or the work that gets paid the most. The hardest work is the work that challenges, makes us uncomfortable, or requires change. If we actually value hard work — we have to do some of our own.