This past year has been eye-opening. I’ve taken the plunge and shared a lot over the past thirty-two posts and I hope you’ve enjoyed it thus far. The purpose of this Substack was to find a way to force myself to write an article every other week and post it regardless of how confident I felt about it.

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Building success sucks, hard work sucks, failing sucks, it all sucks. But if it has to suck, why not suck at doing something you love?

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When I was a child my grandmother used to say “We plan, God laughs.” I always thought I knew the meaning of that saying but you never truly do until your world comes crashing down and you’re standing at an impasse discombobulated. Only then does the wisdom in those four words finally ring true.

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Instead of asking people “how are you?” a question that results in the same boring answer, ask “reading anything interesting?”

You’d be amazed at what you learn about people and yourself by asking this question. We lack the self-awareness to truly understand how we feel but instead of telling, we’re great at showing. By sharing what you’re reading/watching/listening to you’re opening a window into your interests that allow for a much deeper meaningful conversation.

To save you the awkward interaction I will share what I’ve started reading this week and why I think you may enjoy it!

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Looking to hear the podcast with my brother? Follow these links to listen! 

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On Friday morning I awoke anxious knowing I had a half-baked story sitting in my word processor stuck with no idea of where I wanted to take the story. As I made my morning breakfast of blueberries, oatmeal and a banana I took my time hoping if I took long enough maybe an idea would spring forth or better yet, my computer would implode.

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In your absence, I struggled for an idea this week, the outcome? A love letter to the gatekeeper of ideas, the one who guides us through to the other side where ideas flow like a never-ending stream of inspiration.

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After reading Atomic Habits by James Clear I learned about Decision Fatigue. The idea is we have a finite amount of decisions we can make each day before our quality in decision making begins to take a steady decline.

I tried something a little different this week. On top of the audio portion, I decided to set up my webcam and record a video as well. It’s the same content as the audio but if you prefer a visual medium you can watch the podcast: Youtube

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I ask myself (as most creators of art do.) “When will I no longer feel like an imposter?”

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