Ideas are free, execution is priceless.

Time is a story. Einstein himself proved that it expands and contracts based on our subjective interpretation of it. Here’s an example from my experience. When I set aside regular, quiet time to get the rest that my body and mind crave, something magical happens. I suddenly seem to have more time, not less, for all the other demands in my life. The act of relaxing creates more minutes…

My first book was written during my senior year of college. Eighty pages of stories and observations about a guy who wore a nametag every day. It wasn’t that good, but it was mine, and that’s all that mattered. After graduation, I published it, and the book went viral. It fundamentally changed the trajectory of my life and career forever. That was over twenty years ago. Feels like another…

Along each of our hero’s journey, whatever power we are searching for, it has been in our possession from the very beginning. That thing was there the whole time. We just needed to embark on this long and sprawling quest in order to confront and own it. Putting on a nametag didn’t make me special, it merely brought to the surface a specialness that was always there. It made…

If one of your ideas doesn’t work out, that doesn’t make it a bad idea. The issue might have been timing, user error, a tech glitch, or some other unforeseen event. But whatever happened, treat this failure as part of the account learning process. Now, if the mistake is yours, own it. As quickly as you can. It’s embarrassing, but you’re not going to get fired, and your clients…

People are quick to complain about oversharing in the workplace. The argument is that over sharers are employees with an overblown sense of worth who believe everything they say should be shared in person, just like they do online. The argument is not wrong. Does the intern really need to tell stories about her drunken exploits from the weekend? Does the whole team really need to know that the…