Inner kindness matters because life is fucking hard enough. We live in a time where corporations are people, and profits are everything. When it’s every man for himself, acts of kindness are revolutionary. I’m confident that many of us are kind to others every day of our lives — it’s in our nature. As much […]
Embracing Inner Kindness: Revealing the Power of Self-Compassion Read Post »
That voice is lying to you. It doesn’t want personal growth – it wants comfort. Linguistic relativity says that the words we speak influence the way we think or perceive our reality. When I wrote about removing the word “should” from our vocabulary, it was with this in mind. Lately, I’ve taken to deliberately choosing
Protect Your Personal Growth: Evict the Inner Jerk Read Post »
Maybe even put your thing down flip it and reverse it. Just do the work. In Kevin Smith’s Dogma, the muse, Serendipity, has a line that’s stuck with me since the movie’s release. “It doesn’t matter what you have faith in,” she says, “as long as you have faith.” Faith, as it turns out, isn’t quite enough. I can
Want it? Work it. Faith Ain’t Enough. Read Post »
I WILL do the thing today. One word in the English language inspires so much guilt for me (and destroys personal growth). There is so much self-loathing and judgment in the phrase “I should…” that it behaves like a prison. Saying to myself, “I should write today,” feels defeatist. It makes me dread opening Word.
One Word Kills Personal Growth Read Post »
Hello, and happy Friday! We’ve made it to the end of another week, friends! As we reflect on the week, take a moment to be grateful for the good! Let’s get on with that juicy personal growth! Welcome to Odyssey! Each week, we’ll dive into ten of the biggest obstacles we face on our journey
Personal Growth 101: Failure is Always an Option Read Post »
Everyone talks about personal growth like it’s this easy thing. Like it’s a straight climb from chaos to order. Friend, it is not. To borrow a phrase from a cheeky Timelord, it’s “wibbly wobbly.” The Myth of Linear Progression It’s easy to think of personal growth as a straight line from beginning to end. On
Personal Growth and 3 Things We Get Wrong Read Post »
Disclaimer: I am not a licensed mental health professional. I’m just a guy relating personal experiences from years of being alive and going to therapy (and being and dating emotionally unavailable men). Greg Matos published an article in Psychology Today that has many cis hetero men (and plenty of gay men) in their feelings. Feelings feelings. While I’m not
Greg Matos is Right. Now do Something About it. Read Post »
Leadership isn’t easy and we’ve all had bad bosses. We’ve all had the boss that believed it was their way or the highway. The boss that you couldn’t approach or even be open with. Some bosses “lead” from their pedestal, never bothering to wade into the trenches with their team (and often view their teams
Unlock Your Leadership Potential with these Green Flags Read Post »
In the early fall of 2023, I was lucky enough to attend the wedding of two of the most important people in my life. Tucked into the back room of a giant bookstore, surrounded by tomes new and old, large and larger, the couple said their “I do’s” and were off to live in wedded
Who Needs Self-Discovery? It’s Time for Self-Revolution Read Post »
In the last three years, I think I’ve learned more about myself than I have in the forty years prior. Now, when I look back, I have difficulty reconciling the person I was with the person I am. In my youth, I was a selfish, self-centered prick. I don’t know why I was. I just was. The only thing
If You’re Not Cringing, You’re Not Growing Read Post »
