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You Can't Run a Marathon on Willpower Alone

I told a room full of business owners something ridiculous yesterday. I told them I could probably run a marathon tomorrow. I should give you some context. I'm a little overweight. I have osteoarthritis in my knee. I haven't run in about 15 years. I said it completely straight-faced. The room laughed. Someone said "no you can't." I said "you're not the boss of me. I've got grit. I've got willpower." More laughter. Then I asked: why is that funny? Nobody in that room thought w

May 215 min read

The Most Radical Thing You Can Do This Mental Health Month Is Nothing

Reading time: 4 minutes Playlist: Start with something without words. Seriously. We'll get there. May is the loudest month for the quietest need. Scroll through any feed right now and you'll find it. A beautiful, well-intentioned spread of mental health offerings. And I say well-intentioned genuinely, because we're getting so, so much better at talking about mental health. That part is real progress and it matters. But here's what I've been sitting with lately: awareness with

Mental Health

Apr 224 min read

Building The Pause Before You Need It

Most of us adults know we need to pause before reacting. We've all heard it. We've all nodded at it. Pause before you respond. Count to ten. Take a breath. None of this is new information. And yet, in the moments that actually matter, when your kid pushes the button, when your partner says the thing, when the email hits at 4:47pm on a Friday, the pause we know about in theory has officially skipped town on the first flight out. In its place is the raging, dysregulated, fire-b

Executive Functioning Skills

Apr 225 min read