“The meaning of life is to find your gift. The purpose of life is to give it away.” -Pablo Picasso Once you discover your unique gifts and talents, you have a choice. You can give them away, as Picasso suggests, or you can build your professional life (or part of your professional life) around them. There is no “right” decision, other than to share those unique gifts and talents with the world—whether you do so for free or to provide for your family is up to you and what feels authentic to...

“Money is a good thing. You need money. Especially to, you know, if you’ve got friends and family to be able to help people, there’s nothing wrong with money. I think people put a stigma on money. For the Bible says that it is the love of money that is the root of all kinds of evil, not the money itself–it’s how much you love it. What are you willing to do for it? What won’t you do for it…do you lose all your principles and your morals? So, I don’t think we can demonize money.” - Malice We’ve...

This morning, as I was walking out of the gym, I had a thought cross my mind that I wanted to explore further in today’s Note. Today was my first morning working out with my friend, who is now also my trainer, Franqlin. I’ve been working out sporadically at home and still doing yoga when the summer mornings allow it; I wouldn’t say I’ve lost my discipline, but I’m not getting the physical workouts I want in, and I know it’s because working out alone by my Self is not the way for me. I need to...