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June 2025

🧭 Pivot with Purpose: A Pep Talk, Part Two
🍌 What monkeys can you give back this week? | “The sun was too bright, the sky was too blue, and the bananas were too sweet.. . . In a world full of…
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🧭 Pivot with Purpose: A Pep Talk, Part One
I had a virtual keynote at noon yesterday, one with heightened importance and the nerves to match. I would be delivering the kick-off session for…
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💬 What gives you the courage to hit publish on vulnerable work?
Our monthly(ish) community prompt
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🤥 My Most Toxic Trait, Part Three
Why does the thought of reading fifteen minutes of free writing aloud make me want to crawl out of my skin?
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🤥 My Most Toxic Trait, Part Two
Perhaps it’s because my livelihood is tied in part to my likability; the widget I’m producing when publishing personal essays is myself.
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🤥 My Most Toxic Trait, Part One
On my quest to follow Cheryl Strayed's advice: "Aspire to credibility, not likability."
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Selfish Vocations: How pursuing your dreams serves humanity
Your unique vocation matters more than you think
Published on The Career Archetypes by Joel Uili • 
🚇 Subway and the City, Part Four
When the subway screeched to a halt, more than half of the car cleared out—an exodus of scared civilians. I’m surprised anyone stayed behind. Many of us…
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May 2025

🚇 Subway and the City, Part Three
Don’t get me wrong: New York City subway rides aren’t always magical, clue-filled serendipity adventures. There are plenty of times it’s disgusting…
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🚇 Subway and the City, Part Two
You can’t live here and be ambivalent—not for long, anyway—it’s too expensive not to want it, badly. When it’s your time to go, the city will eject you…
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🚇 Subway and the City, Part One
When New York City breaks the fourth wall for your fantasy self
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