Values that elevate any trajectory: integrity, discipline, courage. Not easy. Not second nature. Not without a reward.

Creating is a key expression of the human condition. Yet to create does not require skill, mastery, or a vision. It simply requires showing up.

You can be loving even when you don’t feel loving. You can forgive even when you don’t feel like forgiving. You can act justly even when you’d rather be unjust. All decisions, none easy.

Once you set it, who’s going to remind you of the goal? The people who you’ve told. Who are you telling?

Three golden pieces of advice when applying for a job: Network with people at the company, who have the role you’re applying for or work closely with the department, and learn about their experience. If applicable, get a referral link. Identify a project (interviewing people who do what you’d want to do, writing posts about…