Category Archives: authenticity

Illustrator Nate Creekmore on Overcoming Self-Doubt

Nate Creekmore is a gu.eber. One of my favorite memories from the year that we lived together at Royal Arms Apartments in Nashville happened while we were at Wild Oats buying some groceries. A soccer mom beamed up at Nate, who is 6’6” tall, and asked, “Do you play basketball?” Nate played in high school, […]

Taking Initiative: Learning “I’ll do it” and “I’m sorry”

This is a long post—one of my longest ever. I’m warning you up front because I want you to commit to reading the whole thing. Why? Because I share two of the most important lessons that I have ever learned, not just about taking initiative but about leading a deeply meaningful life. I thought about […]

Taking Initiative – Why I was never a star athelete

If you’re a star athlete, you won’t win the “Most Tenacious Defender” award. You’ll win MVP, or Highest Goal Percentage, or Most Rebounds. Stats will be your friend because they make you look good. Or perhaps you make the stats look good. I was not a standout athlete. The stats gave me buckteeth. My first […]

The Worst Product Ever – Wear Your Dead Pet, Part 3

I took a break from my most recent Worst Product Ever rant to write something more encouraging about moments of complete contentment. But now we’re back to jewelry made from the ashes of your beloved Shih Tzu, Buttons. If you drop the “zu,” then you know what’s really hanging around the necks of this woman’s […]

Wild Joy and Deep Peace

This morning, I read a blog post by Chris Guillebeau about moments while traveling when he felt perfectly content. I know what he means, and you probably do too. Traveling gives me that feeling of being suspended within myself and yet also being very much in the moment. I finally breach that territory on the […]

How will you risk authenticity today?

Comfort is a “spare tire.” That’s what my dad calls the cushion of fat that some middle-aged men carry around their middles. Most people tend to associate comfort with security. A comfortable job is one that provides enough income to pay the mortgage, life insurance, and other bills. A comfortable relationship is one that gives […]