Month: June 2025

• The Essence

  Inspired by a fishing trip on a trail in the Santa Cruz Mountains where I found this leaf on a quiet trail—hollowed, delicate, and yet lit from within. The whole…

  

• From Burnout to Balance: A Personal Guide to Sustainable Productivity in the Always-On Era

  Picture this: It’s 9 PM on a Tuesday, and I’m sitting in my home office, laptop glowing in the dark room. I’ve got an important slide deck to finish for…

  

• The Second Act: Why Some Men Wake Up After 40

  You know that feeling when you look in the mirror and suddenly realize you don’t recognize the person staring back? Not because you’ve aged—though maybe there are a few more…

• Ruthlessly Caring by Amy Walters Cohen

  Earlier this year, I did something uncomfortable. I revisited my values—not just the feel-good ones, but the hard ones. I wanted clarity on where I stood… and what kind of…