ENCORE!
NOTES FROM A WORK IN PROGRESS
You Don’t Need Motivation. You Need A Marcie.
In the in-between, when there’s no scoreboard and no spotlight, accountability has to be built from the inside out.
It Was My Birthday. What Do the Lunar Calendar and the Bee Gees Have to Do With It?
A birthday, a Fire Horse, and a disco anthem become a reminder that the most meaningful investments aren’t in titles or trophies — they’re in people.
When Did We Get So Bad At Having A Good Time?
Fun isn’t frivolous. It’s fuel. Choose joy, not just as a feeling, but as resistance.
The Accidental Anthropologist: What Happens When You Stop Networking and Start Connecting
No pitch. No outcome. Just connection.
Acrobats Should Become Ambassadors
In moments of shared joy and presence, division softens and our shared humanity comes back into focus.
These 4 Words Can Be Life Altering
As someone who has spent a career discovering and developing talent from the far corners of the globe, I have seen firsthand how far belief can carry someone.
Sometimes The Road Is Paved With Gold
What a rainy afternoon in Japan revealed about repair, waiting, and becoming more ourselves over time.
The Vacation Souvenir You Can’t Fit In A Suitcase
Why the most meaningful thing we brought home wasn’t something we could pack.
Do I Know You? I Just Lost 15 Years of Contacts
What does it mean when the ledger disappears?
Women’s Ambition Isn’t Withering, It Needs More Nourishing Soil
The ambition is still there, but the format around it no longer fits.
Stop Making New Year’s Resolutions That Ultimately Make You Feel Bad
This year, skip the guilt and choose intentions that make room for you.
This Year’s Best Glow-Up Is the One You Give Away
"In a world obsessed with optimizing ourselves, maybe the boldest act of self-care is looking outward."
He Spent His Entire Career Perfecting Two Seconds, Proof That Mastery Lives On A Continuum
A moment of mastery may last only seconds, but it’s the quiet discipline behind the scenes that builds a career you can carry into any arena.
I used to have the best answer to “What do you do?”
When the old answers stop fitting, what new ones are waiting to be discovered?
I Went to The Movies On A Monday Morning: The Ultimate Flex
Somewhere between ordering breakfast popcorn and turning off my phone, I had a realization.
What “The Last of Us” Theme Song Taught Me About Focus
A haunting guitar line and an unexpected lesson in focus.
Welcome to the in-between
For anyone who’s outgrown their old life but isn’t sure what comes next, this is where we find meaning in the middle.
The Productivity Panic
What happens when high-achievers stop chasing productivity and start questioning the panic beneath it?
Raising Your Hand First
A lesson in courage from my daughter: say yes first, trust your preparation, and don’t let fear take the mic.
You’ve mastered the script. Now it’s time to write your own.
This is where the old lines end — and the new story begins.