by David Brown | Jul 23, 2024 | Blog, Insight, Journal, Productivity, Thoughts |
Sometimes, it pays to do the work. Every time I pull up YouTube or my favorite blogs, admittedly to doomscroll, I get inundated with hacks. Life hacks, productivity hacks, car hacks, life hacks, you name it. Each system is a new shortcut in life. When does the madness...
by David Brown | Mar 28, 2024 | HumanFirst, Insight, Journal, Leadership, Personal Growth |
Photo by Erika Fletcher on Unsplash We all know them. Those rare individuals who exude a kind of magnetic energy — an aura of authenticity that draws us in and makes us feel valued, seen, and understood. They’re the ones who possess a unique ability to turn any...
by David Brown | Mar 12, 2024 | Business / Entrepreneurship, Journal, Leadership, Personal Growth, Productivity |
In the quiet corners of our minds, we often harbor a subtle, almost imperceptible sense of entitlement. We believe success should come to us effortlessly as if it were our birthright. But the stark truth is this: the only thing we are entitled to is hard work....
by David Brown | Feb 29, 2024 | Insight, Journal, Leadership, Thoughts |
As a co-founder and director of a non-profit, I have spent much time outdoors. Thinking, observing, and learning from our world have satisfied me exceptionally. Regarding being an effective leader, manager, or designated person in charge, nature has been my most...
by David Brown | Feb 22, 2024 | Insight, Journal, Personal Growth |
In the words of the great philosopher John Stuart Mill, “The source of everything respectable in man either as an intellectual or as a moral being [is] that his errors are corrigible. He is capable of rectifying his mistakes by discussion and experience.”...
by David Brown | Feb 15, 2024 | Insight, Journal, Writing |
One day, amid my usual tech-filled routine, I decided to do something different. I picked up a pen, pulled a piece of paper, and started writing a letter. Not just any letter, a letter of gratitude. A letter that acknowledged someone’s hard work, their kindness,...
