From the category archives:

Maintain Perspective

Why You Might NOT Want To Be Like Gary Vee

by Jason 03.14.2010 Life Balance

[This article was originally published over at Dumb Little Man. There is a great discussion to be found in the comments, including one from Gary himself!]
I am a huge fan of Gary Vaynerchuk. If you’ve never heard of him, he became famous for his online TV show, Wine Library TV, in which he brings [...]

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Our Half-Lived Moments

by Jason 02.28.2010 Life Balance

Are too many of your moments half-lived?
As a dad, I often find myself fighting the battle between enjoying a moment with Lucy and capturing it on film. One truth that I think slips by most dads and grandpas is this: As nice as it is to record memories to look back on later, photographing a [...]

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You Have 13 Years Left To Live. Go!

by Kim 02.11.2010 Live Passionately

This week, Jason, Lucy and I attended the wake of a friend of ours who lived just 13 years. Just by hearing that you may say, “How tragic,” but I would say back to you that actually, Jesse lived more in his 13 years than most people live in 85. Being diagnosed with Type 1 [...]

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Who Are You Trying to Prove Wrong?

by Jason 02.07.2010 Be Honest

He suffered from ADHD.
His parents got divorced when he was nine.
He didn’t do so hot in school.
And his middle school teacher told him that he’d never be successful.
Nice.
Everybody seems to have their own definition of success, but I’d be hard-pressed to find anyone to dispute that winning 14 Olympic gold medals is a pretty good [...]

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Open Letter to Alton Brown (and Dads Everywhere)

by Jason 01.31.2010 Life Balance

I recently got a copy of Good Eats: The Early Years by Alton Brown. To paraphrase Ron Burgundy, if you don’t think it’s the greatest show on television, I will fight you. As a Food Network junkie, I dig Alton’s quirky, fun, no-nonsense style. Between writing books, filming Good Eats, hosting Iron Chef America and [...]

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More Is Always Better. Or Is It?

by Jason 01.17.2010 Be Honest

ShareMore is better.
Is that true?
When I think of the concept of “more,” I sometimes imagine a slick, second-rate Elvis trying to sell me an extended warranty on electronic equipment. Or a pimply teenager offering to upgrade my fries to super-size for just a quarter. Their message: “More is definitely better.”
The other side of my noggin [...]

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Are You Letting This Kill Your Happiness?

by Jason 01.10.2010 Life Balance

ShareAll this talk about New Years Resolutions and choosing a word for the year makes me think about success. Specifically, what is it?
Really?
I suppose everyone has their own definition, cobbled together from their parents and family upbringing, societal influences, life experiences, and spiritual journey. In today’s world, a measure of success often takes into [...]

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What To Do When You Encounter a Jerkbutt

ShareIt seems like every audience I speak to has one.
A grumpy dude with his arms folded and a face that looks like it was turned to stone by a quick glance at Medusa.
Early in my career, it used to bug the heck out of me. I’d get all self-conscious. I’d wonder: Does he think I’m [...]

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