How to Find a Mentor

How to Find a Mentor

I received an email from a friend yesterday who talked about her desire for — and difficulty finding — a mentor. I don’t have any formal mentors in my life, ones I meet with regularly and have agreements and goals with, but I do have several people who build...
Thankful For: 5-10

Thankful For: 5-10

My office window is open to the dark morning. All I see is black; I feel cool air drifting in — just enough so that I am comfortable, not enough to send me searching for a sweatshirt. Over the next hour or so, a line of light will appear to illuminate the trees and...
Personal and Universal

Personal and Universal

I am sometimes surprised when a particular blog post seems to resonate more powerfully than readers, but usually not. Here’s what I’ve noticed: the more personal I am, the more I push to be vulnerable and authentic, the more I self-disclose, the more...
Wildly Successful

Wildly Successful

My old friend John Sellards is doing something big, bold, and exciting. He’s leaving his job at the university where he’s worked for 12 years to launch his own design business. John’s main interest is designing for the music industry; he has an...