if my morning routine isn't 3 hours of stoicism journaling and ice baths am I even alive

Adventure seeker | Coffee enthusiast | Dog mom Looking for someone who makes me laugh and isn't afraid to try new things. I love hiking, cooking, and quiet nights in. If you've got a great smile and a passport with stamps, swipe right.

Yesterday I made the hardest decision of my career. I let go of our top performer. Here's why: She shipped 3x faster than the team. She refactored more code in a month than most do in a year. She closed every ticket assigned to her. But she wasn't a culture fit. Sometimes the best leaders make the unpopular call. What would you have done?

i make pasta on sundays and lose every fantasy football matchup. dog is named beans. let me cook for you, you can be unimpressed in person.

My daughter Emma asked me a question that broke me. "Daddy, why is the cloud sad?" I had been working on a product launch. Burnt out. Exhausted. I knelt down. I said: "It's not sad, sweetheart. It's just storing too much for too long." She replied: "Maybe it needs help carrying it." That's it. That's the whole post.

On Tuesday I sat in the parking lot of a Whole Foods. Engine off. Window down. Tears. A homeless man tapped my window. He didn't ask for money. He asked, "Are you okay?" In that moment I realized: empathy is the new ROI. I've since restructured my entire org around vulnerability. Revenue is up 240%. Sometimes the universe sends you a CFO.