When Laura Peña came home from her nine-to-five job one evening, she opened the door, saw her husband watching TV, and thought to herself: Is this it? Is this life? There must be more. She…
Kevin Raheja: We Miss What It Means To Be Human
After Kevin Raheja dropped out of the college his mother taught at, he went to Alaska in search of work on a commercial fishing boat. He was tired of the cubicle walls surrounding him at…
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Shane Snow: We Get Better At This By Asking For Help
Late at night on the worst day of his life, Shane Snow found himself with nowhere to sleep. He was homeless. He had just gotten divorced, things were shaky financially, and he hadn’t asked anybody…
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Amie Heeter: What Makes You Come Alive?
In 2017, Amie Heeter and her family embarked on a year long journey that she calls a radical sabbatical. They sold their house, quit their jobs, took their kids out of school, and hit the…
Meg McKeen: Let’s Just Be In The Time We Have Together
Meg McKeen got married, bought the house, and secured the well paying job. She felt like she was living life the way she was supposed to. But when she turned 40, she took a deep…
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Caity Rose: If We Want Life To Be Different, We Have To Make Different Choices
Caity Rose and her husband were ready to purchase their first home in 2020. But when COVID-19 hit, she realized there was now an opportunity to be more intentional about how they lived the next…
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Emily Drake: Who Am I?
Emily Drake left her career in public relations without a plan. She hit her bottom emotionally and professionally in the years that followed. Despite getting paid well to do work that exercised her strengths, she…
Srini Rao: We Don’t Want 100% Authenticity
Srini Rao hit a major rough patch after the success of his bestseller book. His relationship came to an end, he had to cancel the conference he was organizing, and financial troubles arose. But he…
Pek Pongpaet: Why Can’t I Just Be Happy With This?
Pek Pongpaet didn’t take the agency he was building seriously in the early days. The CEO felt the judging eyes of other entrepreneurs in the Bay Area. “Oh that’s cute! But what are you really working…
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Deborah Gilboa: Use The Change You Experience To Become The Person You Want To Be
Before Dr. Deborah Gilboa (aka, Dr. G) became a doctor, she was a performer and stage manager at world-renowned comedy institution Second City. But one day, she felt like she wasn’t earning her oxygen. She…
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