Hey friends, Tomorrow’s the last day to enroll in Thinking In Stories. There are students across 8 different countries (!) currently in the cohort, and it’s shaping up to be a great one. Not only will Thinking In Stories give you a toolkit you can use for any story you want to tell, you can also see it as a 4-week refresher to your creative practice. If you struggle with generating ideas, connecting them, or organizing them into a narrative, then this program will help you break through those...
2 months ago • 11 min read
Hey friends, Thank you for all the kind words from last newsletter. We are back in LA now and are safe. The fires still aren’t fully contained, but a lot of progress has been made since last week. It's been taxing, but we are thankful that we are okay. Tomorrow at 10 AM PST (Thursday), I will be hosting a free workshop called How to Frame Your Story (So People Care). In just one hour, I will show you how you can present your story in a compelling way. Hundreds of people have registered to...
2 months ago • 3 min read
Hey friends, It’s been an intense week for my family, as we evacuated our home due to the Los Angeles fires. We are safe and our home was spared, but it’s been a taxing experience. I wrote something to encapsulate the events and emotions of the past few days, which I will share today. But first, two changes to announce: (1) Due to recent events, I’ve decided to push the start date of Thinking In Stories a week out. The new start date is Monday, February 3rd, and current students have already...
3 months ago • 7 min read
Hey friends, I have a new post to share today on how writing can change your life. But first, 2 announcements: (1) Enrollment for my flagship course, Thinking In Stories, is now open. There are many courses out there on writing and content creation, but few on mastering the skill of storytelling. This is interesting because storytelling drives everything. Want to persuade people at work? Learn storytelling. Want to build a readership with your writing? Storytelling. Want to keep people...
3 months ago • 8 min read
Hey friends, The start of the year is a great opportunity to hit the “refresh” button on life. Whether you want to learn a new skill or reframe an old outlook, there’s something beautiful about January that encourages it. With that in mind, I’m excited to share a project that will help you refresh your writing practice. Allow me to introduce… Story Study. Story Study is a (completely free) 10-day email series on becoming a better storyteller. It takes the core elements of my storytelling...
3 months ago • 3 min read
Hey friends, I’m in Toronto for the holidays visiting my in-laws and getting ready for the year ahead. If 2024 was the year of looking inward and learning more about myself, then 2025 is the year where I express it all in the form of creativity. I have so much to share, starting with a new cohort of Thinking In Stories that starts on January 27th =). I know some of you have been waiting for me to launch it again, and I’m happy to say that enrollment will be opening up on January 6th. Join the...
3 months ago • 6 min read
Hey friends, I’ve been meaning to write about shame for a while. It’s a timeless topic that plagues many people, and its relevance only seems to be increasing over time. Well, I recently decided to sit down and articulate my thoughts about it. A thousand words and a few drawings later, I now have the piece I’d give to anyone struggling with it. When you’re ready, let’s dive right in: The End of Shame A Thought I’ve Been Pondering People often use shame as a tool to empower others, but writing...
4 months ago • 1 min read
Hey friends, As we head into Thanksgiving here in the United States, I’m reminded of what it means to appreciate life and its contents. Like you, I have so much to be grateful for, but oftentimes, I gloss over them as them as the fog of responsibilities and to-do’s pile on top of my plate. Routine and acclimation are the greatest foes of gratitude, and I’m not impervious to their pull either. So in an attempt to remind myself of all that I have, I created a story a few years ago that I’d like...
4 months ago • 2 min read
Hey friends, The past few weeks have been characterized by anxiety, both societally and personally. Given this dynamic, I wanted to re-share a huge post on anxiety that took me hundreds of hours to research, outline, and create. When I think back on all the More To That posts I’ve worked on, this one probably helped me most on a personal level, and it has also helped (tens of) thousands of others as well. Anxiety is a complicated thing that afflicts so many people, and when I decided to write...
5 months ago • 3 min read
