Battles, wars, and fights. That's how most people view team sports. 'Get ready for war!' But that mindset makes losing intolerable. It feels like your ego and social standing is at stake every time you take the field. But what if we looked at team sports like surfing? The object isn't to win and make … Continue reading Battle or surf →

The declining attention spans of the population has to be at the forefront of any communicator with aspirations to be 'good'.

How do you know you're dependent on others for your happiness? When your image of success looks like external praise rather than internal. (Just an educated guess, I'm no psychologist)

Watching the Simone Biles documentary I found myself rooting for her more than I did Michael Jordan in the Last Dance. I think it was because of the vulnerability she showed. You didn't get that with MJ. People told stories of Jordan breaking down but Biles showed real vulnerability on camera and I think that … Continue reading Biles v MJ →

Fred looks and acts mad with Harold but he's not really angry at Harold and it's actually nothing to do with the lateness. Fred is projecting past hurt into this moment. 35 years of unprocessed hurt is boiling to the surface and spilling out disproportionately all over Harold being late.

Have I been stabbed in the back or in the ego? Dagger to the spine feels much more personal, hurtful, and should definitely be addressed. Whether as, if you feel your ego knifed, then I think you need to reign yourself in. We are all just one in 6 billion, right now. No matter how … Continue reading Back or ego →

People talk about the importance of skills like leadership and coding but in my career so far the most important skill I've seen is being easy to work with. People find work arounds to avoid the volatile Graphic Designer. Whether as, the likeable character has the challenge of setting up boundaries and saying no because … Continue reading Important skills →

Being 100% honest is a great ideal but the costs are high. "From what I have observed, I think you are mentally weak" "My God, you're boring!" "Have you noticed that you are getting progressively fatter?" "No I won't be meeting you for drinks because I find you unbearable" Pretty soon we would be friendless, … Continue reading 100% honest →

There is no courage without fear. That's why a baby crawls across a ledge with ease and an adult has to build themselves up to do it. That's why the comeback after a devastating fall is so much more impressive than the come up.

The dog is trying to get his ball. It's stuck under the lazy boy, halfway between the front and the back. First he tries to reach it from the front, then he tries to reach it from the back. All the while racing between the two and getting more and more animated. Watching this frantic … Continue reading To help or not to help →