How to use this blog for your personal growth
Authority is a double-edged sword.
People are more likely to listen to someone perceived as an expert — we’d take money advice from a successful investor before our hair stylist.
But almost every meaningful innovation in human history came from someone who went against an accepted authority. Einstein. Gandhi. The list is long.
This newsletter sits in that tension. I’m going to share what I know about joy, self-awareness, and the human condition. And I’m going to give you plenty of reasons to trust me on it. But the most important authority here is you.
Why you might listen to me
I coach some of the world’s most well-known leaders.
Thousands of people have taken my courses, with a 95% completion rate and many returning to repeat them.
Independent studies on my courses show they reduce neuroses and negative self-talk while increasing openness and thriving. Most changes are about a full standard deviation, measured three months out to confirm they last.
I’ve studied the human condition for over 30 years across psychology, neurology, philosophy, dozens of religions, non-duality, Ayurvedic medicine, therapeutic models, sociology, parenting, business, and geopolitics.
There are videos online of me coaching people into life-changing moments inside of 20 minutes.
I’ve spent time in dozens of cultures—native tribes, high finance, inner-city neighborhoods, villages in the developing world—and the patterns of being human show up everywhere.
I’ve been married for over two decades. We have two daughters and a home full of joy and connection.
The caveat
No matter what I know, I can’t know you better than you can. There are billions of variations of human, which means billions of variations on the path to self-awareness and joy. Even if I happened to know your road, I wouldn’t know your next step or when to take it.
The migratory path is inside each salmon. All they have to do is listen. The moment they treat anything else as the ultimate authority, they get lost.
Same with joy. Someone else’s words can be a compass or an invitation to explore, but the journey is yours. Hand the authority over and you’ll get lost.
How to read what I write
Don’t treat these posts as the truth. Treat them as a laboratory: a place to experiment on yourself and find out what’s true for you, right now.
Joy isn’t found by following a prescription. It’s found by being engaged in the journey of it.
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