Right now, I spend my working hours running a marketing team that publishes a magazine, hosts a conference for K-12 leaders around the country, and supports a EdTech company at Apptegy. Much of my day is spent thinking about how to lead myself, my team, and how organizational culture impacts everything from my own work to the school leaders' work who we support.

In 2024, I've spent much of the year prioritizing the habits, values, and relationships that outlast deadlines, projects, and work. I've re-discovered mountain biking after a 20 year hiatus, found my running legs again, and learned to chill out in a conversation and simply enjoy the company of others.

Last year, in 2023, I focused my personal life on confronting bad habits, character flaws, and "the weaknesses that haunt" me. I call these my (our) fatal flaws. There's an ongoing reminder on my calendar that pops up every few weeks with this quote, "A fear that the weaknesses that have dogged you are not just temporary challenges to cope with, but a permanent part of who you are."

At this stage in life, I'm learning and struggling to slow down, let things be as they are, and reliquish (or acknowledge that I never had) control so that I can drive the right inputs on what does matter.

The most important part of my life now and for the next 17 years are my kids. Spending time with them, drawing trash trucks, playing Five Crowns, teaching them to love reading, and teaching them how to be self-aware are the highlight of every day. As much as I love working and driving towards a goal, I want to use the energy and momentum I build at work to pour into my kids.

This is a Now page. Now pages are inspired by Derek Sivers. It is similar to an about page, but it tells you what I am doing now (how I am spending my time and what I am focused on)— not just what I have done in the past. This entire site is inspired with that in mind.

Last updated: August 5, 2024