It has been an interesting week. Serendipities about writing and choices. First, I read Frank Britt’s article about how we write our own life stories and have the ability to change our paths. Then, Anne Mitchell wrote a comment in response, mentioning a Jeff Bezos idea that we are the sum of the choices we make.
‘Top 5 Regrets of the Dying’
When my friend Mike Connell told me he was going into hospice, my heart broke. When my mother started receiving palliative care, everything changed. I know, I know. This is a morbid post. But, bear with me. Ever since Amazon.com’s Jeff Bezos told me about his desire to avoid life regrets, I’ve been trying to
‘We Are Our Choices’
I asked: “Why did you quit your hedge fund job, pack up everything you had and move to a new city to start a risky company?” He replied: “I wanted to minimize life’s regrets. You regret acts of omission, not acts of commission. You regret what you didn’t do rather than what you did do.” I
Changing Your Life’s Arc
I recently have become friendly with Frank Britt. He believes you can write and change your “life story.” I think it is a powerful point of view. He recently wrote about that, and an important career decision, here. Specifically, Frank decided to leave a very prestigious job to be the CEO of an online education
‘Irreversible’
The video below, or click here, is one of the most moving I’ve ever seen. Watch it now, and I will save my comments below for afterwards. I first met Andy Palmer about 15 years ago. We used to meet for periodic breakfasts and lunches. I had asked my friend Tony Frazier for the name of one
Dueling Pianos
People who know over 700 songs are amazing. Last night, our oldest child and I went to a “piano dueling” event, a first for me. Two piano players take requests from the audience and play, sing, and joke with the crowd. Country, 1950s, rock, disco. Anything. I asked for the 20-minute version of “Free Bird”