The Best Book Club in the World
I had a vulnerable conversation with my friend the other day about what it means to own their story. This friend’s been through a lot. So much more than I could ever understand. We’re both Asian, and as Asians we all share a visceral reaction to the idea
Why is Mindset Work so Hard?
Mindset is the lens with which you see through the world. Working on mindset means we’re switching out the lenses, embracing the blurry, disjointed experience of adjusting to a new way of seeing the world. That blurriness is the pain of unlearning ideas you worked so hard to put
Mindset Matters Most
From the person who is just starting to understand their gifts and passions to the highest performing executive or creator, it’s all about mindset. It’s the lens with which you see your world. When people have actionable steps without the mindset, it’s blind or it’s kind
What is my menu?
My wife and I recently watched the Chef’s Table episode of Mashama Baily of The Grey in Savannah Georgia (Season 6, Episode 1). A big part of her story was putting together a menu for her restaurant. A menu is the fundamental expression of a chef. It’s the
A Tip to Help with Zoom Fatigue
With the majority of my week spent on Zoom with clients, there’s one thing I do in the beginning of every call that’s made it much less tiresome: using the “Hide Self View” feature.
Culture is Created by Those Who Show Up
The only way to change culture is to create more of it. - Andy Crouch This one idea completely changed the way I look at art, creativity, and my work. Growing up in a conservative Christian home, we always wondered how we can save a broken and sinful world. We
Choose Your Pain
"Many people delay taking action because they hope to avoid suffering. They keep searching for a path that won’t involve tradeoffs. But some form of suffering is always inevitable. The process of taking action is the process of choosing your pain." -James Clear The need for reassurance
Regrets of the Dying
Bronnie Ware worked in palliative for many years, taking care of patients in the last three to twelve weeks of their lives. She made a list of five regrets of the dying collected from conversations she’d have with her patients. 1. I wish I’d had the courage to
So Now What’s Next?
We all want reassurance. I’ve heard anxiety defined as experiencing something bad that hasn’t happened yet. Who wouldn’t want to be told everything will be ok? Around this time as I look towards the new year, I’ve always had this sinking feeling of whether or not
How Are You Keeping Score?
What are the metrics you are going by? For 50 years, it was based on one thing: a dollar number. A number that told us everything was ok as long as that number kept on rising. The problem is, it only went up for some people. From 1948 to 1973,