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“Satisfaction is a function of physicality.” I recently finished the final edits on my next two books. Which meant it was time for the best part of the creative process, making shit physical. And maybe it’s because I’m a touchy feely guy. Maybe it’s because the proliferation of digital has forced me to yearn for texture. But for my money, there’s nothing more fulfilling than walking into the copy shop,…

“His identity is his company, he is only as mature as it is.” Anything we build is an extension of ourselves. Including our businesses. Especially our businesses. As we mature into upgraded versions of ourselves, so goes the enterprise. As we diversify our identities and change our relationships, so goes the enterprise. When I started practicing yoga, not only did I increase my physical flexibility, but my entrepreneurial flexibility as well….

“One of society’s unacknowledged goals is to minimize existential thought.” This passage in Eric’s book helped me realize something important about myself. I have a issue with any enemy of the ability to think. For example, it’s harder to think than it is to pray. It’s harder to put the onus on yourself than to say you were born this way. It’s harder to take responsibility than to assume someone else is doing the…

“You can commune with the sensibility of culture that’s in the air.” The cool thing about living in a vibrant, bustling city is, you can instantly plug yourself into the creative undercurrent. It’s an endless supply. And it’s completely free of charge, on one condition––you have to pay it back with your originality. That’s the most important currency you have. As a citizen, you’re obligated to contribute to the intellectual and…

“We leave a lot of happiness on the table.” There’s something different about you. Did you lose weight? Cut your hair? Buy new clothes? Change your nametag? Nope, I’m just happy. Damn. I had no idea happiness counted for so much. Which doesn’t mean I was unhappy before. But when you prioritize achievement over contentment, when you’re burdened by the belief that you haven’t done enough to be okay with yourself, happiness has a hard…

“This medium allowed me to engage all of my being.” What I dig most about my current job is, I’m able to tap into skills and passions and assets––that had no outlet in the entrepreneurial world––and use them to create value for others. It’s like I’ve been meandering through the world for ten years with a pocketful of plugs, and I just now found a wall with enough working…

“The megachurch is the only organization that is actually working in our society.” For someone with zero interest in organized religion, I sure do love a good church. Not just for the gorgeous architecture, positive music, joyful energy and strong community, but also because of the economic undercurrent. The church has the world’s best business model. Join us or burn in hell. That’s one heck of a sales pitch. Business…

“If you’re different, there’s an otherness factor.” I recently met a women who worked as a midwife in a small African village. She said the most beautiful part about living there was, everyone looked each other in the eye. Even strangers. Especially strangers. I asked why, and she said it’s because there’s no fear there. The locals are connected in a very intimate, special way, she said, one that…

“Hell isn’t other people, hell is trying to change them.” Why can’t you be more like me? That’s the essence of every argument in history. One person insisting that the other conforms to their version of what a spouse or a coworker or a friend should be. Unfortunately, our species doesn’t work that way. Minus a few exceptions, human wiring is a static operation. People may change a bit…

“People thwart your expectations every way you can imagine, and in many ways you can’t.” For a long time, expectation was my drug of choice. I couldn’t kick that sweet candy if my life depended on it. Then my life actually did. No joke. I used to be so infatuated with the future, so intoxicated with the prospect of good things happening, that I literally forgot to breathe. I was…