If You Want To Root Yourself, Learn From The Great Oak Of Boxerwood
A couple of weeks ago, a monstrous oak tree – estimated to have lived around 150 years – ripped free of the ground near where I live in Virginia and […]
How To Better Embrace The Belief That We Have Something Worth Saying
For this month’s newsletter, I wanted to expand on an idea from last month – about the privilege of writing. When we write anything, whether a novel or an end-of-week […]
Five Tips On Writing A Book That Will Grow Your Readers – And You
The other day, a first-time author asked me for advice about writing a book. They caught me in an especially reflective mood, so I shared with them the following pointers, […]
This Holiday Season, Be Someone’s Angel – And Appreciate Those Who Watch Over You, Too
If I’m not careful, this holiday season comes and goes in the blink of an eye. We’re sitting around the table for Thanksgiving, and then, before you know it, we’re […]
On The Word “Love” And The Phenomenon Of Semantic Satiation
This month, I wanted to start this newsletter with a poem by the American poet David Romtvedt, titled “Sunday Morning Early.” My daughter and I paddle red kayaks across […]
After 8 Years of “Disrupt Yourself,” It’s Time To Turn The Mic Around And Disrupt Myself
You’ve persevered through the teething pains of the Launch Point, you’ve accelerated through the Sweet Spot, and now, after all that effort, you find yourself finally at the top of […]
What You Pay Attention To, You Get More Of – So Why Are You Focusing So Much On Your Mistakes?
“Play to your distinctive strengths.” We sure hear that a lot – after all, it’s one of our seven accelerants of growth along the S Curve. There are entire businesses […]
Appreciating The Power Of Our Personal Podiums, And What It Takes To Keep Our Message Consistent
Tomorrow, we’re excited to drop our podcast interview with writer and NYU Stern professor Jonathan Haidt, all about how the combined forces of overparenting and smartphones have completely changed childhood […]
When You Step Back to Grow, Are You Jumping into Your Time Off With Both Feet – or Just Straddling The Line?
Over the July 4th holiday, Disruption Advisors decided to disrupt ourselves with an experiment in resetting. Instead of settling on a long weekend, we put the entire company on pause […]
Even When We Know What We Want To Say, Why Is It Hard To Put Those Words To Paper?
It’s time to write the next book. Like with any launch point on a new S Curve, it’s exhilarating, ruthlessly terrifying, and… vaguely apprehensive. I have an outline, of course, […]
