A Look Inside My Career Journey And The Impetus For Change — Once I accepted the advice of my Dr. Phil look-alike high school guidance counselor, I wondered if I’d one day regret it. That meeting took place over 13 years ago. Looking back, it turns out that I never should have taken his advice. …

Why Pursuing Happiness In The Now Is Worth It — If you could be a millionaire in less than 15 years by staying on your current path, would you do it? Even if the path caused you to be overworked, stressed, burnt-out, creatively bankrupt, and questioning what you were doing with your life? …

Yesterday, relaxing in bed with a book in hand, I finally discovered why I’d been frustrated for so many years at work. It’s funny how another person’s story can change your entire outlook on life. That’s exactly what one story in Jonathan Fields’ recently released book, Sparked, did for me…

Reflecting on why you write can expand the impact of your words — My writing journey has been quite nuanced‌. I’ve written action thriller novels. I’ve crafted articles here on Medium and turned them into Twitter threads and tweets. My day job is as a UX Writer for a major tech company. Even though I’ve written words hoping to entertain, inspire, and clarify…

Meeting my Shadow has transformed how I view the world — “What are you going to do after this,” asked my therapist. “Oh, I’ll probably write about it (my therapy session). I like to journal and write about what I’m learning from therapy.” But when I ended that teletherapy session with my therapist, I didn’t write about what I learned. At…

Your whole life, you’ve probably been eating a shit sandwich. Don’t worry, I have too. We all have. I promise I won’t be so graphic in the rest of this piece, but I want to wake you up to something very important, a central idea that goes against everything our…

The Netflix documentary Stutz is a must-watch for increased self-worth and well-being — As someone who’s been in therapy for nearly 4 months, I was intrigued when I saw the Stutz documentary pop up on my Netflix recommendations. In the film, actor Jonah Hill introduces us to renowned celebrity therapist and psychiatrist, Phil Stutz, who shares 9 important tools we can use for…

Before I ended my 30th year on this earth, I’d only lived a few months as my authentic self. Ok, maybe not to that extreme. I probably was my authentic self for the first handful of years of my life. …

I was the most goal-oriented 25-year-old I knew. A few months before my 25th birthday, I started writing a novel. I devoured books and podcasts about writing craft, personal finance, copywriting, business, and self-improvement. While I didn’t know how I’d get there, I knew I wanted more for myself: More…