I recently did a training for a group and I didn’t hit it out of the park the way that I had wanted to. I heard the critical feedback and

“Yesterday I was clever, so I wanted to change the world. Today I am wise, so I am changing myself.” ― Rumi I recently did a few training sessions with

I recently read some “advice” from a fundraising expert about ways to engage with your donors. Frankly, I was appalled. The advice they were giving was so deeply antithetical to

This week’s interview with Dr. Ellen Wong was a revelation.  Ellen specializes in happiness and is spreading her message about the benefits of happiness to the world. Grumpy New Yorker

I just finished a ten week teaching stint at my old high school in Ojai.  It was nice to be back in the nurturing bosom of my old alma mater

I am not a Bruce Springsteen fan, but I just finished reading his autobiography and loved it. Whether or not you are a fan of The Boss, I think we

I’ve been thinking about time a lot. Did you know that the average human lifespan is only about 4000 weeks? Holy shit.   That really forces clarity. Obviously, I am aware

As fundraisers, we often feel under the gun and under a deadline to Make. Something. Happen. NOW! I thought our jobs were high stakes until I met Troy Smith. Troy

“You will get all you want in life, if you help enough other people get what they want.”-Zig Ziglar The biggest mistake that I see among nonprofits is that they

This weekend, I was in LA with my cousins.  We were celebrating the Lunar New Year with our own version of homemade dumplings and noodles.  We were thrilled to be

This is it.  We’re in full swing of the year now and I predict that 2023 will be fast and furious. I’ve got one word for you: ChatGPT. Unless you’ve

Happy 2023 friends.  I hope that your holiday break was joyful and restorative.  As for me, there’s always a Venn diagram between anticipation, general holiday anxiety, waiting for the holidays

Dearest readers, This will be the last missive of the year and I wish you and yours a very happy, joyful and restful holiday break. It is well-deserved, amirite? I

Recently, I was on a mastermind call with a bunch of entrepreneurs and I was on the hotseat. I was venting/complaining/whining about the tedium of churning out content, answering the

For those of you who have been readers for any length of time, you know that my beloved Stevie Wonderdog passed away in May.  After giving ourselves time to grieve,

Last week, just before Thanksgiving, I sent out a heartfelt note to you to thank you for being in my community. Sadly, this gesture was undermined by a technical snafu

I’ve recently been doing a lot of training with leaders about our relationship with money. I hear a lot of really interesting things from nonprofit leaders.   Things like: People just

I was listening to this incredible interview with Dr. Gabor Maté who is a therapist and expert on trauma.   He was recounting an experience of being in the Peruvian rain