I’ve mentioned here before how much I changed my life by learning to live on half my income. I did this in Japan and it was a true game-changer for me. The word “budget” can make some people blanch, and cause others to leave the room completely. But I have some simple tricks that will … Continue reading
“What I want is so simple I almost can’t say it: elementary kindness.” – Barbara Kingsolver Four words that will make your life easier, more connected, more meaningful and deeper: I totally get it. Seriously, try it today. When your coworker is complaining about how your boss never says thank you, or your mom is telling … Continue reading
James was a major success story with a crazily-ambitious technology company that blazed trails everywhere it went. The technology in the Mars Rover? James’ company developed it. A gleaming plaque from NASA hung in the reception area. Journalists regularly called the front desk, eager to speak with the man who went from rags to riches. … Continue reading
We all have to-do lists; I know that mine make me more productive and help me stay on track. I keep a Moleskin notebook with me filled with my daily and weekly to-do lists – I don’t even know if I could survive without that thing anymore. I live by to-do lists – I even have … Continue reading
I wasn’t even a year out of college and I knew I had life all figured out. I’d graduated from UC Berkeley with a pretty darn good GPA as an English major and had been hired on with a fundraising consulting firm in Calabasas – a rich, suburby part of Los Angeles (and yes, that’s … Continue reading
small life, slow life 