Somewhere between the looking back and the looking forward, there is right now. Right now is not a rough draft of something better, it is the chapter. Read more at link in bio.
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55,000 people to 3. Stadiums to jigsaw puzzles. Popcorn dinners to actual cooking. The intermission I never wanted gave me back something I didn’t know I’d lost. Link in bio to this week’s newsletter.
The musical artist Raye said it between songs at Radio City last week: “I love laughter. It’s my favorite hobby.” A HOBBY. Not a feeling. Not a mood. A practice.
This week’s Encore! is about why most of us are pursuing the wrong hobbies, and the one that actually fits inside a busy life. Link in bio.
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She was Leg Three. Not the fastest. Not the anchor. The one who can’t fumble.
This week’s Encore! is about the moment you stop rehearsing and start running. Link in bio.
The dominoes weren’t broken. His spirit was. And those require different tools.
In this week’s Encore!, we explore what happens when the thing you’re building falls apart.
Read on Substack. Link in bio.
It’s easy to evaluate what something costs. Much harder to recognize what it’s worth.
This week’s Encore! looks at the moments that make that difference, and why they matter more than we think. Link in stories.
Most brands are still trying to buy loyalty. The ones that win know you can’t.
In this week’s Encore!, what a Costco hot dog teaches us about the kind of loyalty no algorithm can replicate. Read the full piece. Link in stories.
She doesn’t remember the cut. She remembers the monkey.
Most people won’t remember the details of what you did. But they will always remember how it felt. This week’s newsletter explores why that’s the part that actually sticks, and why so many brands are getting it wrong. Read the full piece. Link in stories.
The fear around AI is everywhere right now. But every major technological shift in history has done something surprising: it makes people crave the real thing more.
This week’s Encore! explores why the rise of AI might actually make the most human parts of what you do more valuable, not less. Read the full piece at the link in stories.
Most introductions sound like a grocery list. Job titles. Years of experience. Revenue numbers. Impressive on paper, forgettable in person.
This week’s Encore! explores why facts alone rarely make you memorable — and what actually does.
If you’re still finding the words to introduce yourself, my friend Jenna Wolfe and I are hosting SAY IT LIKE YOU MEAN IT, a live workshop to help you build the introduction you actually deserve. One that sounds like you, not your resume. Almost sold out. Link in bio.
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