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Thoughts on reinvention, clarity, work, money, and the quiet decisions that shape a life. New essays each week as we explore what it means to build a life with intention.
Already Gone, Not Yet Gone: The Psychology of the Final Stretch
I'm still doing the work, still delivering results, trying to finish strong. The psychology underneath it has changed. This is what the last year of work feels like from the inside, before anyone knows you're leaving.
She Could Have Asked Me to Keep Working
At nineteen I decided a woman might be right for me because she pulled grape at a 7-Eleven. At fifty-two I brought her the biggest decision of my adult life, and she told me that making it on a feeling wouldn't be right. This is the conversation underneath the spreadsheets, and the one almost nobody talks about.
How to Find Your Next Endeavor
Last week I waded through a red-rock canyon in Glacier's Canadian twin with the people I love most. This week I am at 31,000 feet over Kansas, racing the other direction. Here is the framework I am building toward, and the five paths worth exploring before you leave full-time work.