Grizzly
He lied there, the beast breathing slowly, and wondered what happened? Where was his wife? Did she do this to him? Why?
I Believe… [Pay Attention to the Pause]
...that life has no rewind button but it has a pause button if you’re paying attention.
I Believe… [Prioritize Outcome]
...that the question “What do I want my life to look like in my sixth decade?” is more important than the search for money, notoriety, or achievement. Deprioritize income and focus on outcome.
From Aristotle to Human Resources
How higher education stopped being a temple of curiosity and became a credential factory feeding the corporate labyrinth.
I Believe… [Playlist Xanax]
...that few things can improve a mood more effectively than a perfectly curated playlist.
The 90% Delusion
When we’re young, we don’t know very much, but we also don’t know how much we don’t know.
I Believe… [Righteously Wrong]
...that curiosity is a muscle, and most people let it atrophy the moment they become convinced they're right.
Does the Costume Wear the Man?
How many times can a person reinvent themselves before there’s no original left underneath the paint?
I Believe… [Step Forward]
...that the cruel joke is that prisons and cliffs share the same architecture: an edge you’re afraid to cross. The only way to learn which one you’re standing on is to step forward and trust gravity to reveal the truth.
The Films That Predicted Today
We were warned by men in red leather jackets, plastic domes, and Rupert Pupkin.
Your Kingdom Ends at Your Fingertips
Most people are trying to captain hurricanes, negotiate with gravity, and emotionally supervise ghosts.
I Believe… [Roll On, Stone]
…that when a rolling stone finds something worth calling home, it should linger there awhile before gravity gives way to momentum again.
Attention Deficit Empire
How We Turned Every Kid Who Looked Out the Window Into a Pharmaceutical Maintenance Project.
The Three Things Money Can’t Buy
Empires collapse, fortunes evaporate, and stocks nosedive into hell—but a deep sleep, a clean shit, and a laugh that shakes your skeleton remain the closest thing humanity has to real wealth.
Meaning Is Oxygen: You Don’t Notice It—Until the Room Starts to Suffocate
Or: Why you only care about what you can’t have—and why that’s the whole engine.
I Believe… [What $ Can’t Buy]
...that money comes and money goes but no one can put a price on a good night’s sleep, a solid shit, and a serious, to your toes, laugh.
I Believe… [Stand and Deliver]
...that in order to protect those we care for it may be just enough to stand in the way of those who intend harm.
The Alchemy of Heartache
Once in a while an artist creates something born from absolute heartbreak that opens up old wounds in a vicious fire.
I Believe… [Tell a Better Story]
...that the story you continue to tell about yourself to others becomes your own reality over time. So, tell a better story.
I Got Your Mindfulness
The modern world doesn’t lack mindfulness techniques. It lacks friction.
Jake and Caroline’s first date was at The Whistler. They talked about Ronnie, how much they loved The Diplomat, and debated the better ride-share service, Uber or Lyft. She was Uber, he was Lyft. They got wasted on Sazeracs and had sex at her apartment. It was incredible for both of them. Caroline stopped taking sex advice from Ronnie.