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Week Three — When Change Gets Boring
Real change often becomes boring before it becomes permanent. A reflection on routine, identity, and why quiet progress is where habits truly stick.
Read MoreWeek Two — When Change Gets Quiet
Last week was about recognizing that change is already happening, often before we label it, track it, or feel ready. This week is about what happens next. I remember realizing a habit was forming while traveling. Not in ideal conditions — but in motion. Finding one or two workouts wherever I landed. Running outside in…
Read MoreImproving Memory Starts With Better Notes
Struggling to remember meetings, ideas, or what you read? Science shows handwritten notes improve memory, focus, and recall. Here’s why slowing down works.
Read MoreFrom French Bread to Garlic Focaccia — What Bread Taught Me About Change (Again)
I moved from French bread to garlic focaccia and learned (again) how real change happens — through patience, process, and letting the same foundation evolve.
Read MoreWeek One — Change Is Already Happening
Change doesn’t happen overnight — it happens quietly. A personal reflection on routines, consistency, and the moments that make change finally stick.
Read MoreFrom Dutch Oven to Focaccia: What Bread Taught Me About Change
What started as a simple French bread turned into a focaccia lesson on change, patience, and adapting when the process doesn’t go as planned.
Read MoreKung Food AmerAsia: A Diners, Drive-Ins & Dives Find… Right Here in Cincinnati
I watched Diners, Drive-Ins & Dives and assumed Kung Food AmerAsia was in NYC or California—turns out it’s been in the Cincinnati area for 16+ years. I finally went, and it brought back that off-the-radar, eclectic “dive find” feeling I’ve missed.
Read MoreAwareness Before Acceleration
The second week of January is when things start to get honest. The energy of the new year hasn’t disappeared, but it has changed. The noise has quieted. The routines are no longer new. And the temptation to add more, more goals, more effort, more urgency, starts to creep back in. Before doing that, I’m…
Read MoreMorning Coffee, Quiet Time, and the Question: How Do I Become a Better Me in 2026?
A quiet morning, coffee in hand, reflecting on purpose, balance, and what it really means to make 2026 with intention—not hacks.
Read MoreClosing the Year: Reflecting on Change, Letting Go, and Setting Direction
As this year comes to a close, it feels like the right moment to zoom out. Throughout Reflecting on Change, one message kept surfacing, sometimes quietly, sometimes through discomfort:Growth isn’t always about adding more.Often, it’s about letting go. We focused this year.We pulled ourselves forward when things felt heavy.We built discipline, rhythm, and awareness, sometimes…
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