🍂 sabbatical

Seize the Pause: Turn Your Layoff to a Sabbatical

Part-Time Internet Celebrity, Michelle and I are launching Turn Your Layoff to a Sabbatical next month — a live, cohort-based course to help people…

Mar 1, 2024 •

merry in the messy middle

Candid Christmas: Relentless Positivity vs. The Honest Nitty-Gritty.

Jan 2, 2024 •

one man, too many beds

I've slept in too many beds this year.

Nov 12, 2023 •

something special is coming your way...

Aug 6, 2023 •

how I feel about where I am

"It’s Tuesday morning in a new city and the ring announcer presents the day’s main event—a no-holds-barred brawl between 'Doubt' and 'Faith'."

Jun 24, 2023 •

face the dragon🀄️

In 2001, I lost a dance battle in primary school to the tune of Sisqo’s Unleash the Dragon. My opponent (enemy) performed a few more knee slides than I…

May 4, 2023 •

finding light on an unlit footpath

This is my season review of Foster—I joined Season Two of their writing collective in January. I’ve mentioned them several times in previous essays and…

Apr 13, 2023 •

how to design a sabbatical

what to do when you no longer have to do anything?

Apr 5, 2023 •

䷷wandering the grey

"Wandering the grey" is for introspective, curious people who are unsatisfied with default thinking. Those who dare to question the unfulfilling…

Jan 26, 2023 •

✌🏽🚶🏽‍♂️permission to wander

When I was two years old, I snuck out of the house without telling anyone. To my mother’s shock, this big-headed boy with an afro mustered the strength…

Jan 10, 2023 •

so you're a writer now?

People think I just sit down and essays happen. I have this beautiful affliction where words, ideas and thoughts visit me unannounced and demand that I…

Dec 20, 2022 •

🤑💰 unshackling myself from golden handcuffs

What do you do when your money becomes a prison? Is it worth chasing $$ if you're gonna be depressed and wealthy? Are you flying first class on a…

Dec 7, 2022 •

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