Perspective on judging your old work I, like a lot of kids born in the 80’s was absolutely obsessed with the Goosebumps book series. Seeing my son read, “How I Got My Shrunken Head” brought me a lot of joy. In third grade my love for these books inspired me…

In my early 20’s I spent a few years living in vehicles, random motels, and often times out of my backpack. I would set up camp wherever I was when the day would end. I would wake up and repeat this cycle. I did this for many years before trying…

Morning Meditation This little spat of words is brought to you by the feelings of dread, self doubt, and an overall numbness to the world. Every morning I take a short walk. It is not a meditative walk, it is an obligatory walk around the block because we no longer have a…

Your job sucks, you have a mouth breather boss who micro manages everything you do, you fantasize about telling everyone in the office to go and fuck themselves. You are thinking it’s time for a change. This is where I was a few years ago. I now am a freelance…

Funny enough this is my first piece on medium in over a month. I’m ok with it. I have to be. There is no point in beating myself up over some standard that I have set for myself. This my friends, is the first step. The past has already happened…

“Now that I look back I know that I am just obsessive compulsive, like many addicts, and I have just learned that I can shift that focus from obsession to obsession.” Where I Started On June 24th I ran a 5k and it took me just a little over 26 minutes to finish…

Tips from a full time freelancer about passion, purpose, and community building I don’t want you to fuck up as much as I did. You are welcome. Who is this article for? I can see it helping two kinds of people. If you just quit your job and you are…

First and foremost I don’t think we get to decide what kind of parent we are. Only time and therapy bills will tell. There’s a classic stand-up bit about how you don’t get to decide whether or not you are an asshole, “But, I’m not an asshole!” “Well, that is…

One of the hardest parts about starting a new venture is that it takes time away from something else. You know the cliche, “You may not have the money of Jeff Bezos, Elon Musk or Sara Blakely, but you do have the same amount of time in the day as…