Faith, family, work, and life - all intertwined.
Permanent deacon of the Diocese of Springfield in Illinois. Husband, father of four sons, builder of Catholic technology, and writer of essays, fiction, and homilies.
Two weeks. That's what's left of my Adobe career. Ten days of handoffs, goodbyes, and the strange ritual of turning in equipment that's been part of my daily life for years
I'm writing this from Walt Disney World. Not a sentence I expected to include in a post about leadership transitions - but here we are.
I'm leaving Adobe. After eighteen years, I'm walking out the door at the start of next month. Not because something went wrong - but because something else is pulling me forward.
I spent two years praying for clarity. It didn't come in a flash. It came through the fog - slowly, then all at once.
There's a Latin phrase for what you're feeling right now. You're not behind. You're not broken. You're in fieri - in the becoming.
I turned 48 today. For most of my career, I didn't think much about birthdays. But this one feels different. I've been asking different questions - not "What's next?" but "Who am I becoming?"
I used to measure success by what I built. Now I measure it by how I showed up. Here's the question that changed my definition of success in the second half.
"What would I do if money wasn't a factor?" This question changed everything for me, because it revealed what I actually care about.
Your day job is what pays you. What you build on nights and weekends is what calls you. Pay attention to the difference - it's trying to tell you something.
I started running at 46.Not jogging. Not "getting back into it." Starting from zero.I couldn't run a mile without stopping. My body hurt. My lungs burned. Every
I send at least one handwritten note every week.It's slow. It's inefficient. It can't be scaled. And it lands differently than anything digital ever will.The pe
Everyone tells you what to do in your 20s and 30s.Work hard. Build skills. Climb the ladder. Prove yourself. Provide for your family.The path is clear. The metr