One doesn’t have to be a tree-hugger to do the planet a solid. — Living a more sustainable life requires behavioral changes. Progress can’t be made without a conscious decision to act differently and shift our habits. In order to make a new habit stick, it has to mimic the original one as closely as possible. There are plenty of sustainable alternatives I’ve experimented…

The most successful people in the world have conceded at one time or another that it’s impossible to succeed alone. No individual has all the tools required to achieve peak success — barters will occur, cash will change hands, and relationships will have to be built. A human psychological tendency…

You don’t know what you don’t know. And you don’t even know you don’t know it. — In general, I am a fairly neat person. I used Marie Kondo’s tidying method on all my belongings at the beginning of last year, and in October read her most recent book Joy at Work, and used her method again on my workspace. Everything sparked joy. A Stumbling Start This past March I…

When in doubt, focus out. — What I’m most scared of regretting when I’m older is not doing the things I feel called to do. I check in with myself daily asking, “am I doing (or not doing) anything that I’ll regret later on?” So many of us are avoiding something, be it a relationship, a…

Putting our careers first and moving to where we want to be. — Trusting myself is something I’ve been actively working on for about four years now. It’s taken me a long time to see myself as a capable adult who doesn’t need hand-holding. Sitting here right now and looking at my current situation, day to day activities, and future plans, I have…

Leveraging my most recent layoff to pursue what I actually find joy and fulfillment in — Social media is a “cool” industry to work in and everything, but after the first few months, it’s only still “cool” if you actually love it. I did not. I saw a tweet the other day that was like a mirror. It shouldn’t have surprised me like it did because…