Principles

If we’re going to work together, I want you to know what I’m about. Here are some principles I use to guide my decisions.

Values

Let the heart lead

Do the right thing, not the money thing.

Seek to understand where people come from. It earns respect.

"This is the way things have always been done" is a terrible justification for the way things are. See if there's a better way.

Manage energy and prioritize. Sometimes prioritization is choosing what makes you feel alive over rhyme or reason.

Relationships are all there is. How do you want to be remembered?

Sometimes just do it. You probably won't become homeless or die. And even if you do, at least you went for it.

Life will become complicated. For anything you have control over, keep it simple.

When all else fails, make something beautiful. Just about anything can be art with the right intention.

You can't always be optimistic, but spend more time recognizing beauty, practicing gratitude, and focusing on what you can control.

Give yourself permission to walk on walls, draw in the sand, and laugh at stupid things.

The world is vast and mysterious. Explore and have deep conversations.

Small everyday actions matter just as much as the big ones.

Being rested is never a waste of time.