Category: Fulfillment
These posts are designed to help you make each day more meaningful, be it through career advice, ways to find your passion, break out of a creative rut or find a hobby that inspires you.
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Are You ‘Future-Tripping’ Too Much?
At the risk of sounding all “Celebrities, they’re just like us!”-ish, while reading singer Joy Williams’ interview in the latest issue of Relevant magazine, a term she used stopped me mid-sentence, because it felt all too relatable: future-tripping. It’s obsessing over what your life would be like if you made this choice instead of that…
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The Test That Determines Whether You’re Lying to Yourself
When you ask someone how they’re doing — and they actually take a second to reply with more than the perfunctory, “well” or “fine” — two responses are all too common: “I’m so busy” and “I just don’t have enough time.” The latter is usually followed up by a quick mention of the thing they’d…
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You Need to Stop Defining Yourself So Narrowly
It wasn’t until I started stretching that definition of who I was that the little upsets of day-to-day life started feeling a little less personal, and a lot more, “well, let’s roll up our sleeves and deal with this.”
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Your Guide to Staying Sane During a Long Flight
Nate and I are planning a trip to Australia this August, and I’m so excited I can barely contain my squeals of joy. (Seriously. I think I might explode one day in a burst of high-pitched shrieks.) The one thing I’m not so excited about? Nearly an entire day of my life spent on a plane.…
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How to Make Your Ideas Contagious
When you think of books you can devour in one flight, thrillers and other edge-of-your-seat pageturners immediately come to mind. Not necessarily research-driven nonfiction. But when I started reading Jonah Berger’s Contagious two years ago on a flight to Tennessee, I couldn’t put it down. Even when we reached our destination. It’s that compelling. The…
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3 Simple Ways to Ease Your Worries
I have a tendency to overanalyze and obsess over details—especially when I’m worried about something. My mind keeps floating back to that concern, mapping out every detail and scenario like they’re moves on a chess board, as if knowing every possible outcome will help me control the situation. (Knowing my options is one thing, but…
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Why It’s So Hard to Actually Do the Things We Want to Do
Have you ever wanted to tackle a major project, only to find yourself suddenly checking your favorite blogs, responding to half a dozen emails, even taking an old toothbrush to the dingy grout on your bathroom tile, because those things suddenly seem so urgent? You’re not alone. I’ve felt that way countless times, and often,…
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How to Make Your Desk More Comfortable
You’ve heard all of the studies that show sitting all day is as bad for you as smoking, and you’ve felt your wrists or back ache after spending hours on end hunched over your computer at work. If you can’t get a standing desk, or magically change your job description to include hourly yoga breaks, what…
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Katherine Sabbath: The Work That Defines You
An insight from teacher-turned-baker Katherine Sabbath helped me re-evaluate how I look at the work that matters in my own life.
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If You’re Looking for a Sign, You’ve Probably Already Passed It By
I’ll admit it, I am a huge fan of a well-timed motivational quote. Sure, I might not post a ‘hang in there’ kitten on my wall (largely on account of my extreme allergies to cats and that the mere sight may cause a sneezing frenzy), but I am all about that perfect quote that will inspire…
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Adam Braun: Never Take No from Someone Who Can’t Say Yes
Publishing our first cookbook was nerve-wracking for me—not the cooking, recipe-testing or food-photographing, but the part that happened once the book was live on Amazon: Actually announcing it to the world and, you know, selling it. [Insert full-body shudder here.] I hated asking for the sale, and I’d get so uncomfortable pitching our book to…
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“What Makes You Want to Storm the Castle?” The Question You’re Not Asking (But Should)
One quote from Miki Agrawal’s book, ‘Do Cool Shit,’ has resonated with me for years later. It’s advice from Sophia Bush, and it can apply to anyone who feels stuck.
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