Good. Better. Done. A blog about doing great work... and my mother.

“The future ain’t what it used to be.” — Yogi Berra   In Feb. 1995, Newsweek published a story titled, “Why Web Won’t Be Nirvana.” It is a piece that has not aged well. And this is my favorite quote from the story: “What’s missing from this electronic wonderland? Human contact. Discount the fawning techno-burble (…)

“To practice courage and compassion is to look at life and the people around us, and to say, ‘I’m all in.’” — Brené Brown   What really matters in this life? People. That’s it. Get good people in your life. People who lift you up. People who challenge you. People who help make you you. (…)

“There’s always better. There’s always faster. There’s always more. But there will never be another now.” — Dustin Curtis   A question I’ve gotten a lot this year: How do you know? How do you know when you’re doing something you really, really love? How do you know when you’re doing the work that’s meant (…)

“Vulnerability is the birthplace of innovation, creativity, and change. — Brené Brown   There is a voice in the back of your head that’s trying to tell you that what you want to do cannot be done. All of us hear that voice. It leaves us wondering things like: Where do I even begin to (…)

“You have to put in many, many, many tiny efforts that nobody sees or appreciates before you achieve anything worthwhile.” — Brian Tracy   I am at a very unusual point in my life. I have put in a lot of tiny efforts. I’m closing in on 10 years since my very first published clip, (…)

“Revolution is whatever you want it to be, and it’s wherever you want it to go…. And the people you meet, from the mundane to the most inspiring, are the ones who will unlock it, break it open, or help you find it.” ― Jonathan Kalan   I went to a rather lovely wedding this (…)

“Now is the time to go for broke.” ― Jeff Goins   It became an unofficial life motto of mine about two years ago. I was having a conversation with my friend, Ryan. We were talking about moments. I was about to leave my job to start Stry.us. He was about to finish his master’s (…)

I am a large human, and as a large human, I tend to give out really big hugs. They come in many forms: Bear hugs, bro hugs and — best of all — lift-you-off-the-ground-and-swing-you-around hugs. I have a friend who loves the latter type of hugs almost as much as I do. She’s amazing in (…)

In 2009, I wrote something that I thought was clever. Turned out I was just being a dick. I had gone to a concert with my roommate, Nate, at the Blue Fugue in Columbia, MO. There were a couple of bands playing that night, and one of the openers was from Utah. They were called (…)

Something changed in me this year. I know, because I was on the phone with a friend a few weeks ago. I was telling her about all the work I’m putting in with Stry and Very Quotatious and the fellowship, and she didn’t say anything. And then I saw her a few days later, and (…)