3 minThe Secret Is Out“Death is not the greatest loss in life. The greatest loss is what dies inside us while we live.” - Norman Cousins For a long time I...
3 minA Cure For Restlessness“Just living the dream” he said as we walked out of class in college more than 12 years ago. I had asked him to tell me about his...
11 minComing Home (Part 2 of 2): Discovering Half Of My IdentityACTING FILIPINO I could count Filipino money (pesos) just by looking at the color of the bill, and I felt proud. My moment of...
5 minComing Home (Part 1 of 2): Discovering Half Of My IdentityWe were the only brown kids in the photo. Like the rhyme from Sesame Street, “one of these things is not like the others,” my sister and...
5 minSimplicity and the Seduction of Surf“Come onnnnn” he taunted, looking out at the horizon. “I’m getting cold” another joked, mockingly rubbing his arms over his wet suit. As...
3 minAustin: A Texas Star“Austin is a liberal bastion in the middle of Texas” she said while sitting cross-legged on a leather ottoman in the lobby of the Hotel...
2 minThe Ability to GoAlthough I wrote this four years ago, I’m about to board a plane to meet the same friend referenced in this story, so with a sense of...
3 minA Choice of CitySure I could say New York is big, and crowded, and busy, and expensive. I could talk about riding the subway, and how if you’re not quick...
24 minLearning More Than I Would Teach: A Volunteer Trip to Ghana"Throughout our conversation he said things like 'you need your rest to prepare for your program' and 'it will be very different where we...
2 minWarning: Entrepreneurship Can Affect Your FriendshipsMy Twitter account had become a source of anxiety for me, and the longer I stayed away the more my online inactivity haunted me. "I...
4 minTalking with Strangers: MonroeWhen did Uber turn into the new elevator ride? Awkwardly sitting in silence, awaiting your destination. And even more so with Uber Pool,...
4 minThe Clarity of SurvivalIn 2008 a friend and I were in Belize when we saw a couple kayaks by the roadside. We found the guy renting them and after...
2 minHow to Be More Innovative In Your Daily Life Dan Frysinger helps companies and organizations discover new ways to be innovative. In our conversation, Dan shares easy ways that anyone...
4 minA Day In The Life of an Entrepreneur: A Conversation with Nick Brown & Julie SchumacherTwo self-made creative entrepreneurs open up about financial struggles, what keeps them up at night, and how they revel in the freedom of...
3 minChicago Women in STEM: A Conversation With Yesenia Sotelo & Beth Santos This is the second post in our ‘Chicago Women in STEM’ series. Yesenia Sotelo and Beth Santos are two self-taught developers and...
6 minThis Chicago App Aims to Turn Philanthropy Into a Social NormAfter a life-changing trip to Haiti, Jacques Achille became “obsessively curious” with the idea of how to make all of humanity feel like...
6 minChicago Women in STEM: A Conversation With Research Scientist Angie Little This is the first post in our new ‘Chicago Women in STEM’ series It was the “cool projects” in high school physics class that allowed...