Unreasonable Hospitality

BY: WILL GUIDARA In one line: No matter what your job title or profession is, this book has a lot of actionable insights to improving your day-to-day delivery of excellence–“it’s not about what you do. it’s about how you make people feel.” Intro, Chapter 1, Chapter 2: Chapter 3 – The Extraordinary Power of Intention:Continue reading “Unreasonable Hospitality”

Inspiration for America

In one line: One of the rewards of traveling is the inspirational ideas and little bites of culture you get to bring back to improve your daily life. Inspiration for America         Going on ~3 months of travel in Western Europe and while much of the culture is vastly different and leaves much to beContinue reading “Inspiration for America”

The Path to the Vale

In the sixth book of the Red Rising Series (Light Bringer), one of my favorite metas I’ve ever crossed paths with runs in parallel–a story within a story, with some incredible metaphors for life. I read the book a second time purely to revisit “The Path.” I wanted to document these because I have foundContinue reading “The Path to the Vale”

3-2-1 Guide to Essentialism

I have long been a fan of Greg McKeown’s book, ‘Essentialism’, and revisit my notes every year. “The disciplined pursuit of less.” About a month ago, I discovered the “Essentialism Planner” that Greg created–‘A 90Day Guide to Accomplishing More by Doing Less.’ It was the perfect timing. Being constantly bogged down with things “I hadContinue reading “3-2-1 Guide to Essentialism”

The Best of 2024

The last reconciliation of 2024, a great way to look back on all the blessings turned lessons from the year. Favorite Questions: Favorite Books: Best Places to Visit: Favorite Quotes: Worth Reading or Watching: Best Value Add to Life: Worth Revisiting Yearly for Inspiration: 3. A Divorce Attorney’s Thoughts on Love and Marriage – JamesContinue reading “The Best of 2024”

Annual Planning & Goal Setting

A lot of people have been asking me about how I approach planning, goal setting, and thinking about the year ahead. For my own benefit, and for the ease of sharing with others, I created this structure to share. I’d love to hear about what you do, what you like, and what has been mostContinue reading “Annual Planning & Goal Setting”

Red Rising

BY: PIERCE BROWN In one line: Hands down, my favorite book series of all time…sci-fi, fantasy, and leadership…stay on the ride until the end because it only gets better the deeper you dive. “Societies have 3 stages: savagery, ascendance, and decadence—decadence is where they fail.“ “We sing, we dance, we love—that is our power.” “AllContinue reading “Red Rising”

Thought Experiment—Predictions For the “Red Wave” & Trump

Improve Your Process With Prediction & Reflection This is one of the things that most of the people I admire constantly reiterate— “focus on process, not result. The results will take care of themselves when you have a consistent, clear, and repeatable process.” I believe that taking time to reflect on your thinking is oneContinue reading “Thought Experiment—Predictions For the “Red Wave” & Trump”

Lessons at 36

Since I was born on the 12th day of the month, I wanted to break these out into 12 lessons with 3 salient themes–Relationships, Happiness & Inner-Peace. It’s been a year of deep learning, growth and reflection. This is always a fun way to look forward to looking back. If you don’t want to readContinue reading “Lessons at 36”