I’ve seen a lot of posts on social media lately talking about self acceptance. Buried in flowery language they all say something like: Forgive yourself for the past. Accept yourself as you are in the present. Become who you need to be in order to […]
Author: Tony
Hi, I’m Tony. I am an engineering professor, family man, and rock climber living in Las Vegas, NV. I write for students, educators, and early-career professionals about how to live a fulfilling life.
Is Abandoning Your Goals the Secret to Success?
“Goal setting” has become one of those Insta-famous ideas that successful looking people send post after post for us to see. “You just have to set an intention,” “I made a list of goals and then got to work, and now I have a luxury […]
Ready. Fire. Aim.
Oooof late start today for me because my kids are sick (just the normal stuff). On days like this it can be easy to be stressed because I lost an hour of work, and I HAVE to be ready for class at 11:30, 2:30, 4:00, […]
Is that the best you can do?
One of the biggest challenges with negotiating is that we’re usually doing it on our own behalf. We’re not only close to the action, we’re highly invested in the result. Take, for instance, negotiating your compensation for a new job. A 10% difference in your […]
Cleaning Out the Closet
It’s truly amazing to consider the last year. The world was so uncertain, and fighting to maintain our connections to one another was one of the things that gave my early days of isolation purpose and direction. Now we see a light at the end […]
Fear, Pride, and Exploration
Gripped. That’s the word for it. I’d just climbed three quarters of a route when I found a great place to “rest” – a larger handhold, a few flaky edges for my feet, all on an overhang. I’d hang from one hand and shake out […]
The spot that’s left for humans
“What is really clear fo me is that if you have a job where we can specify what “good” and “bad” results look like, there’s a computer that’s going to be able to do that job really soon.” Seth Godin We’re living through at strange […]
A New Routine
I’ve recently realized that I basically have everything I wanted out of life. This is both incredibly fulfilling, and strangely challenging. What do I struggle for now? What gets me out of bed? What am I working towards? Growth. The first stage of life is […]
I think I might be an adult now.
Every time I reach a goal, I find myself mourning the journey that’s ended. Goals are funny that way: they’re more like punctuation marks than complete thoughts. I’ve spent the first 35 years of my life “getting started.” I built my personality and beliefs. I […]
Is it useful?
This is my first post in quite some time. I paused to launch a new project, The Intentional Academy Podcast. I hope you’ll check it out. I intend to resume writing here on a regular basis, but I’ll be honest that I haven’t worked out […]
