#1 ​Renewable energy now handles 40% of global electricity needs​ According to a new report from U.K. think tank Ember, clean energy accounted for 40.9% of electricity produced worldwide in 2024. The push past the 40% mark was fueled by an unprecedented growth in solar, significant contributions from wind, a recovery in hydropower, and a […]
I turned 40 this weekend. Of course, in some ways, it doesn’t really mean anything—or at least it doesn’t have to. But I’ve chosen to make this milestone meaningful to me, as an inflection point in my life, the start of a new chapter. It dawned on me recently that over the past few years,
One of the things I love about coaching is how it can help us decenter the problems and emotional “issues” in our lives. While therapy is incredibly useful, it can perhaps sometimes encourage us to re-process difficult situations, relationships, etc., beyond the point of usefulness. We start breathing life into the dark, difficult, negative aspects
In modern Western culture, we are so often told we are special. We are different from the others. We have extraordinary potential. We can do something truly great. The intent is good, I think: Our parents, friends, teachers, etc., want us to feel like we are capable of the world. They want us to push
What are the foundations of the social movement that can break this spell cast over us? Rather than defining ourselves in opposition to something we don’t like, what’s the positive vision that can unite the mass social movement we need? For me, the core tenet is radical belonging. In this new movement, every single person
Fear of failure can be paralyzing. So many of my clients struggle with it. They worry that if they fail, people will judge or laugh at them. They worry that failure is proof that they are not talented, worthy, or up to the task. They worry that failure means they will never succeed. We can
Humans have a miraculous ability to envision new, better worlds. We constantly compare how the world is now to how we think it could be. No other creature we know of can do this. In many ways, this is an incredible gift. It inspires us to dream up and build a brighter future and constantly
For the last couple of months, I’ve been writing and releasing a series called Purpose 101. The intent is to articulate some of the foundations of my coaching philosophy: especially purpose, genius, leadership, personal transformation, and social change. But for the last several weeks, I’ve been experiencing some pretty gnarly writer’s block. And I’ve felt
The Enlightenment ushered in profound change across Western society. People became increasingly free from authoritarian religious regimes and free to ponder openly what it means to be good, free, and ethical. But the monumental changes of the time were about more than liberty and justice. For many, in myriad ways, day-to-day life was getting vastly
