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Happy Sunday, Reader
Joy isn’t found, it’s formed.
I jotted these five words on December 10th. The day I finally did (most) of my Christmas shopping. I dislike shopping (or spending money), but it wasn’t so bad on this particular day.
See, it’s been another dark, dreary December in south-central Alberta. While the weather’s been mild, with no snow on the ground, I wasn’t feeling very festive. I thought I needed the twinkle of…

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The collective curse of knowledge expands every day.
Innovation is accelerating in technology, medicine, and other modern marvels. More and more of what seemed like science fiction a year ago has become integrated into our standard operating perspectives. Things have changed so quickly and seamlessly we can’t appreciate what’s happening.
If you’re reading this and thinking, “What’s changed?” I’ll tell you:…

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Happy Sunday, Reader!
It was a Thursday afternoon when a man with glasses and cargo pants named Bruce arrived to poke a hole in the bulge above our bathtub.
The day hadn’t started well. We woke up to find water in the washing machine and the bubbling paint over the shower getting bigger, not better.
Avoiding the problem, I left for a haircut and pho with a friend. While I was out, Sarah called for reinforcements. I was home by…

As a #strugglingmillennial, I’m guilty of seeking the next life hack or productivity app to fix myself. I keep searching while wrestling with the answers I have. I’ve wasted years looking for shortcuts. 

This is to save you from stalling out like I did. 

Modern thinkers like James Clear and Robert Greene have helped me understand what reinvention requires. It’s a tough pill to swallow, but it beats staying stuck.

These are 4 bits of wisdom to help you reinvent yourself.

All good things come in time. 

Everyone agrees personal progress can’t be forced to happen overnight. And yet, a generation of burnt out millennials are killing themselves, straining to keep up in an overwhelming world. We bash ourselves for not being smarter, faster, or better. 

You know those tornado boxes filled with flying cash that people pay to play? 

In the digital age, operating a business is like standing in a tornado cash box, desperately grasping onto whatever bits you can. Too many new businesses get caught chasing quick cash instead of finding ways to funnel it in. Without fail, the complexity of entrepreneurship creeps in, and every day starts with a storm warning.