It has always been essential for me to be authentic in my interactions, big or small. I actively avoid places and situations where I feel I can't be authentically myself. That's less about saying things that sound good, and more about meaning what I say and following...
It has always been essential for me to be authentic in my interactions, big or small. I actively avoid places and situations where I feel I can't be authentically myself. That's less about saying things that sound good, and more about meaning what I say and following...
How many of your favorite things are on the other side of fear? That is the question I asked myself while on vacation with my wife, after we tried snorkeling for the first time. I had been to the ocean before but only dipped my toe in, but this time I was going to...
My mother always taught me to never judge a book by its cover but to make sure my cover matches my book because everyone doesn’t take time to read. As a young Black man growing up in America, she felt this was especially important for me to understand. I remember the...
Every Tuesday I would wear a bow tie to work, but since 2020 I can count on one hand how often that’s happened. In a new world filled with Zoom and Teams calls, where pants are optionional (if you even turn your camera on at all), for the past few months I have been...
I know for me, having the time to go through the full process is rare with all the projects I have and the time constraints. After a while of this, it starts to feel like I am doing more production than design. Then I start to feel dull creatively. When I first...
The heart of a company is not the assets it owns, the services it provides, or even the products it produces. The true heart of a company is the content of the character of the employees it employs. I have said a version of this every time I have gotten the...
The first time I ever heard of Xbox was from one of my cousins. He told me I should get one, but I scoffed at him responding “I will stick with my PlayStation 2.” One day while in a Circuit City, yes, I’m old, there was an Xbox setup with the newly released Ninja...