After months of being too bummed out to even look at the numbers, I started budgeting again properly in January.
Of course, numbers are numbers. They are what they are, without emotion. Whether I choose to examine them or not doesn’t change their reality. But if I didn’t pay attention too closely, I didn’t have to deal with them. I didn’t have to deal with reality.
Read MoreThe other day, I didn’t leave the house.
This happened for a mix of reasons: Covid. A high of 19 degrees Fahrenheit with 20 mph winds. A busy schedule of Zoom meetings. And then, the coup de grâce: I didn’t feel like it.
Listen, I know that sitting is as bad for you as smoking, or whatever they’re saying to try to scare us these days. And exercise and fresh air is important to me. But sometimes, I don’t do what’s best for me. I don’t have the energy or the gumption or the desire. So I do…other things. Or nothing at all.
Read MoreSometimes, we get attached to a particular goal that we think we have to reach.
Perhaps this goal has been with us for so long that we don’t even question whether it is something we want to achieve -- it’s become our destiny.
The “why” behind a goal like this might be simply, “Because I feel like it.” Sometimes, asking “why” becomes an obstacle to doing something challenging (“I have to figure out why I have this resistance to asking for a raise”) or a needless distraction (“I have to figure out why I don’t like going to kids’ birthday parties”) or can only become clearer as you move forward (“Why do I love Busby Berkley musicals so much?”).
Read MoreIn fourth grade, I had to do a report on Leonardo da Vinci.
I still remember everything I learned about him in my research — he was a fascinating dude.
I also remember that I stayed home from school the day the report was due, because I had not yet done the report.
Read MoreTwo years ago, I felt a bit stuck.
I wanted to launch a new project into the world, but I felt like anything I did to promote it would be shouting into the void.
On the direct recommendation of Pia Silva — and the longtime advice of Seth Godin — I started publishing my work every day. And I’m here to tell you that it’s changed everything.
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