Accepting An Imperfect Perfect Life

It started in late 2019, while my wife was pregnant. It's roughly 2 am, and I hear a gentle "Nate." She says it in a way that exudes, "I know you and don't want to startle you despite my current situation." I look at her, puzzled. Dazed.

Why You Need More Thinking Time In Your Life

She was putting in 15 hour days. Burnt out. Tired. Frustrated. For years, I had been coaching her about the importance of strategic depth within our company. Being that she's our CFO, co-founder, and my mom, she's a tough nut to crack. She ignored my advice. Just like I've ignored my own advice at times.

The One Way To Cope With Anger

I wanted to rip through my computer screen and bash it over his head. Someone was stealing information. I was watching it unfold in real-time. We get angry. There are many situations where steam has come out of my ears. I was red-eyed chugging down the railroad tracks, in hopes of a collision. 

How To Laugh More And Enjoy The Life You Live

As I walked the hall of the office, I saw him. A new team member was creeping my corridor with a frown.

“What’s wrong?” I asked.

He gently remarked, “everything is fine.”

“Okay, if you want to talk, I'm here!”

As I brewed some coffee in our Sky Lounge, he peeked in and whispered, "I don't smile much. It's something I've been trying to work on."

Nobody does that, I thought. An honest, vocal admittance of an area they need to work on, and I respect it a ton.

How To Develop Leadership Skills

I’ve made people angry. They’ve been upset. Disappointed. Sad.

People will point the finger. Point blame.

We’re all victims of the attribution bias, where we tend to attribute our successes to internal factors and attribute our failures to external means.