Experiences

7 min read It was late December 2016, and I was making my morning coffee. Radio Gibraltar streamed from a little Bose Soundlink Mini. It must have been just after 8:31 am because a news piece came on the radio. It was about a Skype sex scam, which …

Cities and Ambition

6 min read Have you ever been to a city that gives off a subtle “message” of either resonance or dissonance? Dissonance is sometimes easier to sense or feel. The first time I visited Sofia, Bulgaria, was in the winter of 2003, and I liked nothing about the …

The Invisible Conversation (Attention & Value)

6 min read “Attention is a resource; a person has only so much of it.” Matthew Crawford (The Cost of Paying Attention, The New York Times) As knowledge workers, creative professionals, influencers, and thought leaders, when performing the sacred act of serving an audience, our most valuable resource …