What It’s Like Being Me

I love asking people this question: What is it really like being you? We can see how people speak and behave on the outside, but what do we know of their interior perspective? What I love about this question is that it invites real intimacy and empathy. It’s an invitation into trust. I feel honored…

Frequencies of Experience

I often think of life as a summation of different experiential frequencies, much like different musical instruments can combine to create a song. Some frequencies combine harmoniously while others would sound discordant if you tried to merge them. What I find most interesting about this model is that it helps me discover when some frequencies…

How I Think About My Life and Work

I often think about my life as a flow of experiential explorations. I’ve found it overwhelming to consider the vast array of possibilities that life presents objectively. Traversing just a fraction of this space could occupy endless lifetimes, so that framing doesn’t bring much clarity and leaves me adrift. Instead I create clarity by thinking…

How to Win Against Your Favorite Distractions

What can you do when you realize that you’ve been wasting a lot of time succumbing to distractions, like endless social media or consumption-based activities, and it’s making you feel empty, hollow, disappointed, or even ashamed of yourself? How can you reboot and get your life (and your character development) back on track? A key…

Why It’s Unwise to Be a Minimalist

When I first heard about the concept of minimalism many years ago, I was intrigued but also a bit hesitant. As I looked into it, I found that my hesitation towards it was well-founded, and I don’t consider it a particularly intelligent strategy for life or business. “Less is more” can be an interesting heuristic…

My Intentions for CGC Year 6

Yesterday was the last day of our 5th year in Conscious Growth Club. Today we’re beginning our 6th year together. You still have about 2.5 more days if you want to join us since the deadline for opting in is May 3rd. I thought I’d take a moment to share some thoughts and intentions for…

A Playful Conscious Growth Club Video

Notorious Conscious Growth Club member Ruben recently posted a YouTube video about his experiences in CGC. As you can probably tell from the style of the video, we’re a pretty playful group inside. This one made me laugh out loud multiple times – I think Ruben has a bright future in video if he keeps…

Join Conscious Growth Club by May 3rd

Conscious Growth Club is now open for you to join, from now through May 3, 2022. First started in 2017, this is our most comprehensive personal growth program and support group. We’re about to start our 6th year together, and you’re invited to join this week. This is the only window during which you can…

Why Guild Has Such an Immersive Format

The new Guild course on creating an aligned and empowering social circle kicks off tomorrow, April 1, 2022 at 9am Pacific time… so about 21 hours from the time I’m posting this. I’m really looking forward to the experience. A solid month of daily calls with the delightful members of this community is a real…

Guild Course Is Now Open for Enrollment

Our new Guild deep dive course on social alignment has launched, and many people have already signed up. I invite you to join if you’re interested in upgrading your social skills, social circle, and relationship life. You can watch the invitation video to learn about the course here: Guild Course The main purpose of Guild…