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I wandered the kitchen lethargically. My face was long. Jen asked what was wrong. “I’m exhausted.” It was dinner time. I was starving and didn’t feel like cooking. I avoided starting a meal for 10 minutes as I wallowed in my tiredness and “don’t wanna-ness.” Two hours later, Jen said she was exhausted and […]
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The other night I met with a man who a friend who connected me with. We don’t know the ‘why’ behind our connection yet. We’re figuring that out. He could become a friend, a mentor, a business opportunity… We’ll see. We enjoyed a 3 hour conversation about business, life, and Spirit. For most of the […]
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“Well, what I would say is…” I caught myself. I groaned quietly. I thought to myself, what’s it mean to say, “What I would say is…”? Of course you would say it. You’re saying it! Why do we add it? Are we weakening what we’re about to say because we don’t want to […]
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A client turned around his shop’s performance. He reshaped his team. He got them lined up with his plan and his vision. He did it in under 3 months. I asked him how he did it. “By making it believable.” I asked him what he meant by that. He said, “people need to see before they […]
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Yesterday I wrote about my mishaps and poor performance at my church’s first open mic night. The stakes were low. The mistakes were high. My disappointment matched the mistakes. I was unprepared. I was uneasy. My friend asked me to do this open mic because they weren’t sure they’d have enough performers. I got […]
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I plugged the cable in. No sound. Nothing. Then I tried another cable. Again. Nothing. Thirty people were sitting around. Waiting. I took someone else’s guitar. Plugged it in. It worked. I threw the strap around my neck. And stepped up to the microphone. 3 and half minutes flew by in the blink of an […]
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Jen walked out of the girl’s room. Ellie in her arms. She just woke up. Her eyes swollen with sleep. I sat on the couch, typing away. Ellie looked at me for a glance. Then she stared at the laptop. It’s a reflex. If we’re looking at our phones, the girls look at our […]
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Actors spend hours preparing. Learning lines. Committing to the words until they own them. Knowing their blocking (where they stand and when). They prepare for the risk. The big moment. When they step on stage. When they reveal themselves in real time. In front of many, hopefully. Trying to break a leg. Actors […]
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To ask or not to ask? The prospect you won’t call because she might reject you? You’re rejecting them already with your avoidance. The girl you won’t ask out. The book you won’t start. The investor you won’t pitch. Etc. Etc. Etc. One rejection is explicit and fast. The other is quiet and slow. […]
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“She’s getting so big.” A tear welled up in my eye. My girls aren’t little babies anymore. They’re turning into toddlers. With wills and tempers. They’re starting to look like little people. And I’m sad. I’m a mourner. I look back and mourn what’s passed. I could look forward and embrace what’s coming. […]
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