The Study | Career & Ambition
Living with greater confidence, intention, and self-direction.
A Conversation That Changed My Life Forever
Prayer, hope, despair, more prayer. It all seemed deficient. As am optimist, I always finds a way to stay hopeful. Hope, denial, optimism: perhaps they’re one in the same in times like these. This conversation was the one thing that broke through.
Life Should Be Like A Fresh Fruit Salad
The good life is like a fresh fruit salad. No one piece has to stand out because the entire bowl is customized just for you. You know what you like, you do the shopping, and you make the selection. Throw out the canned life and start chopping.
You Can’t Drink From An Empty Cup
The farmer who wants to produce a high quality harvest must execute a strategy to produce a quality bean. There are routine steps that all farmers must take, but if she can tend to the trees under just the right conditions, the cherries will ripen right on time.
I’m Looking For Signs Of Life
I'm looking for signs of life in people and places that have stopped believing much can change. Sometimes those signs are buried beneath disappointment, fear, criticism, uncertainty, regret, or a lack of direction. Sometimes people mistake those experiences for the end of the story. Here’s the new beginning.
What Are You Striving For?
You know what fascinates me? The idea that a life isn't a fixed thing we're handed or a ladder we're supposed to climb even though sometimes it feels like it is. Life is open. Perspective determines how much of that openness we can see.
What I Learned From Making Coffee
The attention to the craft gives meaning to what otherwise is a commodity. Just like any service or product, you can deliver what you offer like a commodity or a craft. This becomes the heart of your brand.
Seeking A Net Positive Life
“Profit for a company is like oxygen for a person. If you don’t have enough of it, you’re out of the game. But if you think your life is about breathing, you’re really missing something.”
- Peter Drucker
What If Starting A Hobby Is The Cure?
Creativity is not separate from leadership, strategy, or meaningful work. It’s a part of how people process experience, build connection, and imagine new possibilities. Dr. Daisy Fancourt reached out to me two years ago after reading my blog about my journey from law to music and wanted to interview me for her ground-breaking book. “Art Cure.”
Why Achievement Isn’t Enough
Promotions, titles, salaries, milestones, they often shine brightest while we're pursuing them. Once we've arrived, it's only a matter of time before we're looking toward the next horizon. So what sustains us when the applause is over? When life still feels incomplete?