Personal Growth

After 10 years of working at Carrot (carrot.com), I’ve decided it’s time to move on. My intention in writing this is to reflect on the amazing run I had at Carrot and look back on my thoughts and feelings during this time. As I exited the company the biggest things that stood out to me

“Learning is not attained by chance, it must be sought for with ardor and attended to with diligence.” I love learning, but it can be frustrating. Late last year I decided to liquidate an account that held tech stocks. This account was for learning and was going down at a rapid pace. These funds were

Today is my 33rd birthday 🎉🧁. 33 also happens to be my lucky number. In honor of my birthday, here are 33 truths I strongly believe.

Question: What is the one thing you cannot create more of?Answer: Time. Time is one of your most leveraged assets. So how are you managing your time? If you lead others, your time is in demand. Having strong time management skills critical to increasing your influence within your team. If you don’t manage your time,

Delegation Delegation is simple in nature but hard to execute. As a young leader, I find delegation both incredibly rewarding and time-intensive. Below are my thoughts and experiences with delegation. As my leadership responsibilities have grown, I have become more aware of my weaknesses. When you start leading vs managing you will quickly uncover the

“Motivation is what gets you started. Habit is what keeps you going.” – Jim Ryun If you have done any amount of reading on my blog then you know I am very goal-oriented. I make goals every year and now every month to keep me focused and to remind me of what I want to

Do you have a life list? If not, you should. A life list (sometimes called a bucket list) is a great way to instantly inject purpose and meaning into your life. If you are honest with yourself, then you can think back to the last time you were in a rut. Feeling stuck in life

I have always enjoyed reading, I have just never been disciplined. When you attend college you are assigned a lot of reading. To be honest, there is no way someone could read all of that. Much less retain it and store it in their long-term memory. College learning is like learning in a bubble. You