The newsletter
Essays on trust, loyalty, and community.
The promises we make, how we keep them, and the relationships and communities they make possible. Written by me, free, and in your inbox monthly(ish).
What you’ll get
What to expect in each issue
01
Essays on trust
How trust is earned, kept, and lost, at work, at home, and in the communities we build.
02
Honest notes from my own life
The reinventions, doubts, and decisions along the way, written as they happen.
03
Ideas you can use
Frameworks like the Trust Loop, with something to try each time, not just something to think about.
Recent essays
See them all →- Cosplaying As MyselfWhen you don't have the courage to step into a new version of yourself.
- 'Tweener: The identity I never wantedIt's never too late to make a change.
- A season of reinventionAn inside look at the next stage of business.
- Why I joined SubstackWhy a man with 64,000 subscribers would start over with zero.
- Paralyzed by potentialWhy the vision of your perfect future is keeping you stuck.
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