[Prep Season Week 9] As I turn 45, what I would tell young people
Taking Risks is hard; settling is harder As I turn 45, one of the hardest lessons I have learned is that taking risks is hard, but settling is even harder. Living a life you settled for, choosing the short stick, and never taking much risk may feel comfortable and not require giving up much control, ... read more >
[Prep Season Week 8] The More I Relax, The More I Receive
For the last year, I have been lamenting the lost years of COVID. I’ve also ruminated on all the time and opportunities I have squandered. It’s led to a sense of urgency that I need to do something major to get this train back on schedule because ten years is a lot of time to ... read more >
[Prep Season 2026] Week 7 – Raise the Stakes
I have been exploring the concept of home. What makes a place or a person feel like home? Is San Francisco my home? San Francisco is technically my home because I was born here and it’s where my family lives. Other than that, there’s nothing that makes me feel like San Francisco is home to ... read more >
[2026] June Year of Yes – Do not despise the day of the small yes
Here we are in June, and I am still wondering why my year of yes hasn't been very dramatic, and why I haven't said yes to anything major. I have a theory. In the Bible, when the children of Israel are about to enter the Promised Land, God tells Moses that he will drive out ... read more >
[Prep Season] Week 6 – 40 for 45 begins!
Every year I do what I call my 40 for whatever age I'm turning. This year is 40 for 45. For forty days, I ask myself some deep questions about what I want for the year ahead. I used to do it as a prayer exercise with Mark Batterson's Draw the Circle prayer challenge, but ... read more >
[Prep Season 2026] Week 5 – What’s the Alternative?
It’s Week 5 of Prep Season, and a switch has been flipped on in my brain, and I am waking up even more. It feels like someone pressed pause on my life in 2019 and has slowly lifted it as we move further into 2026. My life wasn’t exactly swinging in 2019 either, but it ... read more >
