The smell of popcorn and fried sweet cakes was in the air. The open and empty space of the Orange County Fairground was packed with vendors, food carts, and lots of people milling around. My…
Browsing Category Knowing Your Story
Write Your Story — Here’s How To Start
Tell me a story. Tell me one of the most impactful moments of your early life. What comes to mind when I ask that? Where does it take you? I feel myself racing through experiences….
The Source of Calling and How Most Theories Fail (A Response To Michael Hyatt)
Calling comes from a deep place inside yourself— the very deepest. It’s a place where desire, fear, risk, and hope all tangle up into this ball of feelings connected to your identity. It’s a vulnerable…
The Stories You Tell Yourself (and the stories you don’t)
“You’re so good at inviting people in,” Hailey said, as we stood around her kitchen. I was talking with two good friends about a small event Stacia and I are planning to help us feel…
What to Do with the Voice of the Critic
“I feel like I should be some kind of expert in order to say these things.” I could feel the frustration in his voice. He had just started a blog not too long ago that…