The magic isn’t there on the first try. If you hear a good interviewer, watch a polished video series, or read a compelling blog, you see the tip of the iceberg. Everything below the surface is the practice rounds worked behind the scenes and in previous performances. It would be nice if you could...
A second look at the things that stay relevant and the trends that pass us by ...
What does it look like when we take an activity we enjoy and try to turn it into our profession? For a minute, assume that you enjoy bowling. If you just said to yourself, “I hate bowling!” Please, for the next two minutes, tell yourself, “I enjoy bowling!” Bowling is a great way to...
A second look at the phrase on every graduation card. ...
While it may seem like I’m sending similar content every week, I’m actually building towards more ambitious projects. In the system that I’ve developed since I started working on Those Stories, I’ve focused on how smaller pieces could build toward my goals by sharing small doses of insight. Instead of going straight for the...
A second look at the Christmas Day Truce during World War I....
You might be confused how movements against good things somehow win out. There are issues in society we generally agree on as conventional wisdom. Then 10-20 years down the road, there’s a powerful antagonistic voice winning over hearts and minds. Today we’re going to look at one such case to illustrate the phenomenon. Here’s...
And I don't want to know about the other 20 percent...
A field agent of Those Stories, code-named Joshua, sent me the following report from inside Elevated Industries (ELIN). It’s not known what ELIN does because only the board room and CEO’s office are above ground. The building extends deep into the Earth in an undisclosed American city. Anyway, Joshua was working at his desk....
We learn nothing when we bowl a strike ...