One of my favorite days of the year is Christmas Eve. Not because of what comes after … Because of the not-knowing, the twinkly lights in the dark, the presents still wrapped, the anticipation of something that hasn’t quite taken shape yet. I love the...
For decades, the speaking world has been selling a snake oil version of charisma. The idea that if you study the greats long enough, if you copy the gestures, the pacing, the cadence, the way they pause before a punchline, you’ll eventually unlock something...
You’ve probably had this experience: You gave a talk (or a pitch, or a keynote, or a podcast interview.) People said it was good. And then… nothing changed. No one reached out. They didn’t seem to remember it a week later. They moved on. That’s...
There’s a particular kind of tired that has nothing to do with your schedule. A kind of tired that doesn’t come from a full day or a hard week. It’s just there, underneath everything: a low hum of depletion that’s become your baseline. That kind of exhaustion...
There’s a version of visibility that looks like waving from the side of the road. Move more in your videos. Post consistently. Show up louder. Dance a little so the algorithm notices you. Repeat again and again and again until someone clicks. I understand...
