Pursuit of Utility

In this episode I sit down and talk with my long time colleague, friend and mentor John Bryant. At the time of recording he is spending his days in Grenada, Spain working as the architect for a web-based product that I am developing. Since my time knowing John he has spent time in Canada, Australia, here in the US and most recently has been traveling around Spain, city to city.  John has a ve...

So you are a creator, congratulations and I am sorry. It is not always easy. You do not always feel inspired it is not always fulfilling. Herein lies the Creator's Dilemma which I talk about on this episode of the podcast. I recap the last 30 days since I have started the podcast and talk about some of the things that were holding me back and limiting my creative output. Hope you enjoy the episode...

In this episode I interview Aiden Valentin (APLU5) on the first iteration of The Extraordinarily Normal series. Aiden is a self-taught producer and artist and in this podcast we talk about his journey and passion for music. Aiden is 15 years old and has been producing EDM for about 4 years now. He is my resident DJ and the audio guru for The Untucked Life . And most important of all he is my oldes...

Are you good at starting projects, lots of projects and not finishing them. In this episode I talk about my struggle with finishing and sharing work and how I handle it. If you are a creative or an aspiring creative you can probably relate. Ship your work! This episode is the audio from a video I created and posted to my YouTube channel last year. You will hear some references to the video and cam...

We have all been through tough times. Many of us are going through some right now. In this episode I provide you with 5 tips on how to get through them. I reflect on a recent major home improvement project that required some pretty manually intensive work. I provide some real life examples of how I thought through the issue and was able to get it done. 

In this episode I talk about comfort and how that actually might not be the best thing for you. My belief is that it is during times of discomfort that the greatest growth occurs. How might we be able to enjoy comfort but also maintain gratitude?  Hope you enjoy the episode. 

So you're stressed out!? Me too! Literally that is the reason why I recorded these segments. I have an opportunity which should be positive but do to some legal issues it is not as straightforward as I would hope it to be. This episode speaks to that situation and the process of working through it. I hope you find it helpful.

In this episode I unpack some of my own issues around the other F word... Failure, that I have struggled with for basically my entire adult life. This is a pretty vulnerable topic for me so hope you can relate.

Quick episode talking about how a rainy ride home in the Jeep made for the most fun 5 minute drive ever. The major takeaway here is that it is ok to live your life unscripted at times.