I’ve been writing for years now. I started writing a business blog at the back of class in business school about a decade ago. That’s when I started learning the importance of content creation in the written word. Years before that, I’d make music at night and work on neural networks for chemical plants during […]

I write these letters to encourage you to take action on your personal and professional goals. A year ago, I started off with a few ideas on my phone. I sat down, set a challenge to write every business day for 15 minutes over 2 months. Some days were better than others. A few of […]

I write these weekly newsletters to reflect while developing my writing, storytelling, and marketing skills. My hope is to help others do the same. I’ve done this for 78 weeks straight.. But I’ve been struggling to write the newsletter over the last month. There could be a multitude of reasons for this. Spending time writing […]

Curiosity is the springboard of innovation. It is the key to growth in both personal and professional life. But only when it’s done with care. Which brings me to a story from a few years ago: “Ahh, don’t bring you confusion towards me.” One of the musicians I interviewed for my first book said, jokingly. […]

Growing a business is hard.Selling your own art is hard.Working a tasking 9-5 is hard.Starting a side-hustle is hard.Selling engineering solutions is hard. Choose you hard and keep it moving. I remember frequent early morning flights out of Austin’s airport, as an engineer, on the way to a client’s factory. I’d unwrap a breakfast taco, […]

Emotional intelligence is very important for both personal and professional growth. We just don’t talk about it that much. One day, I strolled into the office on the north side of Austin – the arboretum. I had some client work to get to. Some distillation columns to stabilize. Some tank levels to equalize. I had […]

I write these letters to help curious minds and avid learners reflect, gain perspective, and find meaning in work and life. I learned something a few years back: At the end of 2020, I was seated near the window in my apartment in Oakland. On my computer, my QuickBooks for my business was open. I […]

Writing is a habit. Habits build character and facilitate growth. I learned this over 18 months of writing a newsletter every week. Here’s the story. I was spending my time managing sales for my business, hopping on to LinkedIn to track conversations about helping industrial businesses with their expansion into Africa.  On twitter, I was […]

I write these weekly newsletters to help me reflect and clarify my thoughts while sharpening my storytelling and marketing skills. My hope is to help others do the same and it starts with empathy. I had just quit my job in 2014. I was moving out west. From Texas, on the way to sunny California. […]

The person in control of your mind, controls your experiences. The question is: who is in control? I walked confidently to a session across campus. It was a nice sunny day with a slight chill in January 2015 within the borders of the nerd nation. Just like any other Stanford student: My day had been […]