I just finished reading the autobiography Miles and loved every page. I learned so much about Miles Davis, jazz, the music industry, and the dynamic of being black in America. I find myself with an insatiable thirst to better understand both jazz and the experience of those who have suffered much in our country, and […]
Book Review: The Warmth of Other Suns
I wish I’d read a book like this as a teenager or young man, growing up in the South. Instead of spending the first several decades of my life rather blind to my own white privilege, I might have ventured out of my comfort zone and built far more relationships with African-American men and women. […]
Being a Better Ally
As a white male ally, it’s easy to make well-intentioned assumptions and remain too inside my own privileged head. Articles like this help me a lot. I still have so much to learn.
Books I Recommend, as of June 2018
Career Development/Vocation Aujla, Dev, 50 Ways to Get a Job Johnson, Whitney L. Disrupt Yourself: Putting the Power of Disruptive Innovation to Work Pink, Daniel. A Whole New Mind Hallenbeck, George. Learning Agility Covey, Stephen R. The Seven Habits of Highly Effective People Wilber, Ken. Integral Life Practice Palmer, Parker. Let Your Life Speak Csikszentmihalyi, […]
Career Development: A Human Rights Issue
For me, a white male of privilege, yesterday was a tipping point when a subconscious perception became an obvious truth: career development is a human rights issue. Please allow me to elaborate. My life is dedicated to helping others gain the awareness, resources, and guidance needed to unleash their fullest potential. And I would be […]
Three Apps That Have Optimized My Life
So many apps, so little time. Many of us download dozens of them across a year, but only a handful become fully useful on a daily basis and cut across the key spheres of physical, intellectual, emotional, and spiritual engagement. Here’s three apps that have risen to the top for me: 1. Evernote What it […]
Kindness, Health, and Curiosity
As I hit a “milestone” birthday this weekend, I find myself grateful for the journey so far and excited about the possibilities going forward. There’s a lot of things I would do differently if I could regarding people, circumstances, and key choices. But I’ve learned and grown from every outcome, every disappointment, every ounce of […]
Of Taxes and Courageous Leadership
Another partisan, highly-controversial piece of major legislation–taxes–is up for debate in the U.S. Senate. I’ve no idea as of right now what the outcome will be, but am certain that at least half the country will be upset with the final vote. It’s hard to think of the last time any piece of major legislation, […]
Coaching to Vocation
One of my core values is striving to coach and equip people in a way that helps them to thrive, reaching and exceeding their personal and professional goals and discovering new ones along the way. I spend most of my time at work coaching people 1×1, and there’s nothing I love doing more as a […]
Of Writing and Curiosity
One of my core values is writing prose that echoes what human beings experience. One particular mindset that is absolutely essential to such an effort is curiosity. We have much to learn from our pets, who are constantly exemplifying curiosity to us–sometimes to a fault, especially when it comes to dogs and table food or […]
