All high-achievers face the same problem at some point. Too many things you want to do. And not enough hours in a day to do them all. It can be a terrible, constricting feeling.  Like you’re packing a suitcase for a big trip. And your suitcase is filled to the brim But you really wanna fit…

Most people are confused about love. (I sure was for a long time.) And I don’t mean confused in the way that a teenage boy doesn’t understand how to interact with a girl. I mean confused like the time your Grandma thought “Facebook” was the name for your school yearbook. It’s a fundamental misconception about what the thing is. Though you probably…

We all screw up from time to time. It might not be fun to admit, but it’s true. Despite our best intentions, our fervent preparation, and our deliberate practice… We still make mistakes. And much of the time (especially for high-achievers) these mistakes lead to a truly egregious amount of suffering. We mess up…and get…

“Study the past if you would define the future.” – Confucius Welcome to the second installment of the Mindful Ambition Annual Review! I’m grateful to have you as a part of the Mindful Ambition movement. Writing about myself can feel self-indulgent at times. But the Year in Review is an important exercise. Here are a…

Every once in a while I have an insight, or do an exercise, that strikes me in a powerful way. These insights hit like a bolt of lightning. BAM! One of my most recent lightning strikes was a short talk by Sam Harris about gratitude. Every time I listen to it is like pushing the…

Congratulations! Another year has come and gone. You’ve made another trip around the sun on this little rock in space. And you’re ready to gear up for the next journey. But before we do that, it’s time to get present to the unique opportunity of this season. Planning your Best Year Yet is about…well, just…

A Year in Review has become one of the most important journaling exercises I do every year. (If not THE most important.) Your Year in Review sets the foundation for the rest of your year. As Jon Kabat-Zinn says: “If we ever hope to go anywhere or develop ourselves in any way, we can only step…

“I want the power to control time…Then, I could do everything I wanted to do, every day!” For as long as I can remember, that’s how I’d answer that question. It’s a nice idea. But the desire to control time comes from a place of lack. A place of scarcity. For most of my life,…

There once was a town called Downstream, which rested on the banks of a raging river. For many years, the town prospered. All was well in Downstream! Until the first body appeared in the river. The person was still alive. But they were struggling to keep their head above water. In that moment, the townspeople…