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"Life is like a prism. What you see depends on how you turn the glass." – Jonathan Kellerman

Do you know what happens when you shine light into a glass prism?

If you are familiar with Pink Floyd's famous album The Dark Side of The Moon, you know exactly what I am talking about. And if classic rock is not your thing, here's what happens. When you shine white light into a glass triangle, it refracts the light into a beautiful spectrum of colors. However, I recently discovered through my research…

How do you know when “good enough” is good enough? Many people don’t know when to stop working on a project. We spend inordinate amounts of time getting things just right instead of getting them good enough and then moving on. The challenge is understanding why you are doing it in the first place.

Each task or project you work on is just one short step on a much longer upward staircase. If you focus on perfectly designing every step, you will find yourself way behind where you could have been o…

"We shape our buildings; thereafter they shape us." – Winston Churchill

If you haven't noticed yet, I am an architecture nerd! I have more books on architecture than anyone should. My interests span from classical to neo-modernism. One of my favorite buildings of the old world is the Hagia Sophia in Istanbul, Turkey. It is an architectural beauty and an important monument of the Byzantine and Ottoman empires. At one point, it served as a church, later a mosque, and now it is a museum. Built bet…

"We choose to go to the moon in this decade and do the other things, not because they are easy, but because they are hard." – John F. Kennedy

Science fiction is reality. That's not something I ever thought I would say, but the wildest sci-fi from my childhood is not only happening right now, but a few of my clients are making it a reality.

One of my clients uses artificial intelligence (AI) to create new medicines faster than ever, while another is on the verge of bringing back extinct species…

"If you give me a lever and a place to stand, I can move the world." – Archimedes

If you are anything like me, you are driven to make an impact. However, making an impact requires a lot of effort, and it can be challenging to keep working at it. Sometimes it feels like we are constantly working but not making any progress.

The question is: How can we change the tide in our favor? How do we get more impact with less effort? It all comes down to leverage. When I think of leverage, I think of the…

"They laugh at me because I'm different; I laugh at them because they're all the same." – Kurt Cobain

I am fresh off of my trip to Tanzania, and I have to say one of the highlights is the beautiful spectrum of animals. Some animals blend into their environment, while others stand out boldly. Zebras have become synonymous with standing out, and they do it in style!

Zebra stripes come in different patterns, unique to each individual. Several theories have proposed that their stripes ward off fli…

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"The mystery of life isn't a problem to solve, but a reality to experience." – Frank Herbert

If you have ever traveled to Lisbon, Portugal, you have most likely taken an excursion to the town of Sintra. It is a magical place full of really cool places to check out, but one thing that I found truly interesting is the Initiation Well at Quinta da Regaleira. The Initiation Well looks like an inverted tower descending 88 feet underground. There are no written records of how the well was used and wh…

"When you feel fulfilled, your world expands rather than constricts." – Marshall Goldsmith

Fulfillment has a few different meanings associated with it. Many people often think of inventory, logistics, and order fulfillment. Did the right thing go to the right place at the right time, and was everyone happy?

One of the other meanings that come to mind is far more challenging. It is a nebulously defined feeling of being satiated. The dictionary is the best place to start when something is hard t…

I am about to make a very bold statement. We’ve all heard stories of how some random kid in elementary school one day declared during recess that they were going to be famous and then… actually went on to become famous.

Well, in the same spirit, my bold statement is that when it comes to adopting a fulfillment mindset, I’m going to be known as an expert. Not just amongst my peers. Not just in the US but globally.

How do I know this? Because fulfillment is the core theme of my personal journey.…