Rogue Habits

Art Vs. Applause: 6 Ways to Focus on Process Rather Than Outcome

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The act of creating something is a phenomenal experience. But as every creative knows, the end of the project often determines how we feel about the project. It can be attributed to glory and recognition for being a prolific artist, or can be attached to soul-crushing rejection—it doesn’t get sold, the boss passes it over, you get a form letter, or the agent[...]

The Worst Advice About Chasing Dreams

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I remember sitting in my cubicle typing daunting e-mails, answering dozens of phone calls, and barely staying awake through pointless meetings thinking, “is this all there is to life?” I used to think I was the only one that looked around at fellow corporate drones feeling out of place until I started talking to others about my aspirations. Most of my cowor[...]

How To Create Habits That Stick

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That a habit takes 21 days to form is one of those stubborn myths which, once planted into the public consciousness, simply refused to die. It originated with the research of one Dr. Maxwell Maltz back in the 1950s, and Maltz's actual hypothesis (yes, hypothesis — he never scientifically proved it) was that a habit takes at least 21 days to form. Somewher[...]

Collaboration Begs A Relationship With The Self

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It's no trade secret that collaboration bears the sweetest fruit. The obvious example of such perfectly ripened yield is the work of John Lennon and Paul McCartney, two brilliant musicians in their own rights, but magnitudes better when together. Compare just the second side of Magical Mystery Tour (host to classics like “Penny Lane,” “Strawberry Fields Fore[...]

How A Canceled Flight Changed My Life

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Last Winter, a Nor'easter slammed into New York City, leaving above-ground trains without service, canceling days of office work for thousands, and accounting for an uptick in beer and wine sales. Had I been in my tiny, Brooklyn apartment that week, my purchases surely would have made up a great deal of those profits. Unfortunately for the local liquor store[...]

Why I Left a Comfortable Life to Travel the World

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Three months ago, I boarded a ship, and left the United States. I lived in one of the most beautiful towns in California. I socialized amongst a wonderful group of friends, worked in the best CPA firm west of the Sierras, interacted with a large family, and dated the most beautiful, supportive woman I’ve ever known in my 27 years. And yet, I left. I le[...]

Beyond Nowhere: Headed West

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I headed west with a different understanding of myself, even if the answers weren’t as clear as I thought they would be; but no matter what answers I had thought I would find but still had not, I learned things that would impact my next steps. On a fundamental level I Iearned the essence of who I am doesn't just disappear because something I had chosen to de[...]

Beyond Nowhere: Middle America

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Somewhere between east and west, between coastal technology epicenters and my music city hometown there exists this strange, foreign world. It’s farmland, straight roads, square plots and cities with only a handful of last names. It’s land held over thousands of generations, where homemade cornbread is still served readily on the supper table, and where virt[...]

Beyond Nowhere: Heading East

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Beyond nowhere is a place my heart. Beyond nowhere is a place of lost and found. Beyond nowhere is a here now, a place of no particularity but a place where fires spark, where freedom soars and where I fall into my own —my space in this time, my backyard as far as my mind can see. Facing a major career defeat, one that had me questioning my life path and th[...]

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