Seth Godin read my mind. Again. Seth knows how important it is for me to force myself to ship, to put whatever is in my head out into the world where people have a chance to love it or make fun of it or ignore it. He knows it’s the shipping that’s really the point–it’s […]
Megan Washington: Why I live in mortal dread of public speaking | Talk Video | TED.com Megan Washington took her stutter to the TED stage. Try to imagine the kind of courage that takes. Ms. Washington isn’t what you’d call a superstar–I had heard her name before I heard her TED talk, but I hadn’t […]
If I Have Gay Children: Four Promises From A Christian Pastor/Parent | john pavlovitz. Here’s a courageous perspective on alternative sexuality from an unapologetic Christian and parent. If you’re too busy to click the link, or just prefer to TL;DR this sort of thing, I’ll sum it up for you: If it turns out any […]
Courageous Action — Daily Acts of Courage — Medium. Stop thinking of reasons why it can’t be done, otherwise it won’t be done. Dan Pedersen says just I want to say, only much more succinctly. It’s easy to talk ourselves out of trying, because how could we ever possibly accomplish the thing we’re dreaming about? […]
It’s easy to get wrapped around our own limits. We’re too busy, too broke, too tired to do more than plug along, one day at a time. We’re too short, too tall, too fat, too thin to do the thing we really want to do. We’re the wrong color, the wrong gender, the wrong faith. […]
The seventh and last of Todd Henry’s Everyday Acts of Bravery: Stay Connected. It’s the simplest and the hardest of the seven everyday acts of bravery. The web today gives us a zillion options to keep in touch with life beyond our four walls: Facebook. Twitter. LinkedIn. Google +. Quora. And those are just the […]
Truth Lets You Send Anonymous Texts | TechCrunch. Just in case you have something you need to say, but lack the courage to let anybody know you’re the one saying it. Now you can send an anonymous note to someone without having to worry whether they’ll recognize your handwriting. I suppose it was inevitable. We […]
The Dirty Little Secret Behind Statistics About Men. This man’s name is Scott (and no, he isn’t me). Scott has a secret he’s been carrying for decades. It’s nearly killed him multiple times. Click the link, watch the video. It’s nine minutes long. Watch the whole thing, even though you don’t want to. Watch how […]
The Essential Sadness of Art | Goins, Writer. Every time I turn around, it seems these days, I see a post from Jeff Goins that’s exactly what I needed to hear in the moment. This one is perfect as I try to come up with a link for today’s post. I don’t agree completely with […]
Infinite Mile Warranty | Blog | Tesla Motors. Tesla Motors just extended its warranty on its Model S, its best-selling car, to eight years–and infinite miles. That means the warranty now extends to the end of the eighth year after purchase. Period. No matter how far you drive. No matter how many people own the […]