ENCORE!
NOTES FROM A WORK IN PROGRESS
Beyond Belief
The part we're losing isn't the magic itself. It's our willingness to accept the invitation.
What If Your Next Is Now?
Somewhere between the looking back and the looking forward, there is right now.
The Intermission
When the world went quiet, I heard things I had been too busy to listen to.
No Friction. No Feeling (not exactly what you think)
Ease just becomes an expectation and stops being a feature and starts being invisible.
My Favorite Hobby (no court, no tiles, no knitting needles)
A practice that lives in the margins, and changes everything.
Every Show Needs An Opening Night. And So Do You.
At some point, preparation stops helping and starts hiding you.
Sweet Dreams and Hot Dogs
The most powerful loyalty strategy isn’t a program. It’s a moment your customer never forgets.
The Popsicle Theory
Why people don’t remember what you did, they remember how you made them feel.
What If AI Could Make You More Valuable?
The irreplaceable rises in a world where everything routine gets handed to a machine.
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.