“You Cannot Save Everyone” – This is a difficult truth that many well-meaning people struggle to accept. As you are reading this, you might be thinking about someone in your life you’ve tried to save or help. Or perhaps you’re…
Have you ever stopped to consider what your word actually means to you? Not to other people, not to society, not to your employer or your partner or your children —just to you. What does your word mean to you?…
When most people hear the term “addiction,” they immediately think of the obvious culprits— drugs, alcohol, maybe gambling. And they’re not wrong. But what I want to discuss today goes beyond these stereotypical addictions into something far more insidious. I’m…
Have you ever found yourself late at night with the crushing realization that you are mediocre? Not special or extraordinary in any meaningful way? Whether you’re 15, 25, 40, or 65, chances are you’ve experienced this existential dread at some…
There’s this myth in our society that once you choose a path – once you get that degree, once you start that career – you’re essentially locked in for life. It’s as if people believe that the universe has some…
There’s this delusion that somehow our income should be disconnected from the value we provide to others. We hear it all the time – “I should be making more money,” “It’s not fair that I can’t afford a house,” “The…
The Exhausting Game of Personal Performance – You know what I mean – that constant feeling that you need to be someone else, someone better, someone more acceptable to others. We have all felt it. That feeling that you will…
Last week, I discovered something terrifying about myself. I decided to track my actual screen time – not just my phone, but every single digital interface in my life. The results were… well, disturbing. Out of my 16 waking hours…
In Omaha, Nebraska, there’s a modest gray house worth about $1.4 million. Nothing special about it, except that it’s owned by Warren Buffett, one of the richest people on Earth, worth over $140 billion. He bought it for just $31,500…
Life often seems like a well-organized jigsaw puzzle where every piece fits perfectly together, creating a clear and complete picture. But sometimes, just one unexpected event can show us that we’re not really in control of how the pieces come…
