Good writing extends beyond composition. Who are your character? Why did you choose them? What behavior are the modeling as upright to the reader? Good writing is done by intentional writers.

I saw the woman in the mirror, and I didn’t like her. Yet there is good news. The woman in the mirror is growing. Reflecting, learning, and most importantly getting up again.

Imbue, assiduously, and onomatopoeia, this book had no shortage of fifty-cent words. Recommended by a colleague I recently read Creative Selection written by software engineer Ken Kocienda, who worked at Apple for fifteen years overlapping with Steve Jobs’ return. Overall, this book strikes a nice balance of summarizing Apple’s design philosophies while also including minute…

When people feel are encouraged… When people see an impact… When people are given autonomy… That is the job of a leader.

What do you need to continue on? Hope? Courage? Encouragement? As much as we might like these elements don’t spontaneously appear.