Business Insider recently published a story called “Silicon Valley Is Living Inside a Bubble of Tone-Deaf Arrogance.” It highlighted a number of incidents in the Bay area regarding wealth and the ensuing self-confidence it can create. I don’t know the people in the article, and I don’t want to judge them. But, I can write that
Category: Philosophy
An Email Exchange at 11 p.m.
I was surprised last night at 11 pm to get an email from one of my CEOs. His flight was cancelled due to bad weather and he was going to have to bush-whack his way home on a train. He was also feeling pretty run down, he admitted. So, we emailed back and forth and
The Most Important Question You Can Ask
Moritz Plassnig this morning sent me a great article through a Tweet. It’s called “The Most Important Question You Can Ask Yourself Today”. It is well worth reading. Author Mark Manson writes: What’s more interesting to me is what pain do you want? What are you willing to struggle for? Because that seems to be a greater
The N.E. Patriots, Fly Fishing and Thanksgiving
I’ve been thinking a lot about the New England Patriots, fly fishing and Thanksgiving. Here’s what I mean. In an amazing game vs. the Broncos, the Patriots had a furious 2nd half to tie the game and go into overtime. The Pats won the coin toss. They decided instead to give the ball to Peyton
A Father’s Love
I last night went to a fun dinner. Every year, the parents in one of my children’s grades gather together for a big potluck dinner. Everyone brings a dish and a brave couple hosts a huge crowd at their house. I was chatting with one of the fathers. We talked about how blessed our children
Blogging and Personal Authenticity
Frankly, I held off on blogging because of fear. What would people think about my writing? What if I ran out of things to say? Would it create pressure and become like “work”? I decided to blog ultimately after reading Walter Isaacson’s Steve Jobs biography. I felt it was a bit sad that Jobs rushed