Jessica

It is a commonly shared sentiment that running is like life. In What I Talk About When I Talk About Running , Haruki Murakami writes:

“If you’re going to while away the years, it’s far better to live them with clear goals and fully alive than in a fog, and I believe running helps you do that. Exerting yourself to the fullest within your individual

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When you live abroad, you experience family life in vacation-mode snapshots while everyone else lives their normal routine. Your visits home become these condensed periods of trying to catch up on months or years of daily life you've missed. It's a different kind of loss—subtle but constant.

Someone’s best qualities, through a squint, are just their flaws.

“I wish I could say you get used to people dying. I never did. I don't want to. It tears a hole through me whenever somebody I love dies, no matter the circumstances. But I don't want it to "not matter." I don't want it to be something that just passes.

“My scars are a testament to the love and the relationship that I had for and with that person.

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My biggest realization, particularly after my second baby, is that there is just a hard limit on energy that I have per day to do and make and care and build and grow . This is special energy, I’ll call it life force : the energy that powers creativity and relationships, dance parties and belly laughs, new writing and exercise. If I generally get... See more

That the answer to all these questions—of art, of children, of startups—is “pay attention to your circumstances, work hard, establish the right culture, and manage your emotions” might be the most unsatisfying advice ever given. Still, it is the advice that I believe to be correct. There is no spreadsheet that will tell me how to raise my daughter... See more

Remember, the creative act is all about long term progression. The only way to improve is through the consistent completion, and release of work. So learn what you can from your current project, click publish, and then start again.

One of the first things she has you realize is whether your business is mission-driven, product-driven, or customer-driven. It became really evident that we are mission-driven, and from there, everything started falling into place.