My Calling

People experience the deep peace of coming home to themselves, right this moment, no matter the circumstances.

My Mission

I create a world of integrity and wisdom by listening from my heart.

My Shadow Mission

I create a world of disconnect and obliviousness by hiding in my head.

A few thoughts about those

My calling is lifelong, though it may slowly change the way it expresses itself over the years.

My mission changes somewhat frequently (perhaps every few years), as it is an expression of whatever I am working on in myself and in the world at any given moment.

My shadow mission changes about as frequently as my mission. It’s not something I’m consciously trying to create in the world, but it is nevertheless an expression of a hidden part of me that I have the opportunity to watch for and reclaim power over.

I am a committed husband; a father; a writer, thinker, and speaker. I am on a journey deeper into myself, into the world, and into life. To that end, I practice daily meditation, work with a coach, attend and cofacilitate a weekly men’s group, and actively participate in personal development and transformation through Landmark.

I don’t have it all figured out and I never will. (It is important for me to be reminded of this regularly.) I love deeply and feel an equally deep sadness as things pass away. I hope to find a balance in all things. I want to be a blessing to others. I know that the most important work I can ever do is on myself—that this is not selfish, but instead enables me to best fulfill my calling, my mission, and my commitments.

Ok, that’s fine and authentic, but what do i do professionally?

The front page lists three things: writing, technical support, and LSAT coaching.

What do I write about?

Mostly the stuff above, reflections on identity, being, perspective. My award-winning first book, The Forest is the Tree, is available on Amazon and Audible (and at your local bookstore if you prefer the buy local). I also write a weekly email newsletter called Coming Home.

What do I support, technologically speaking?

I worked with an email marketing company for over seven years, and before that with a tech startup’s in-house LMS. Prior to that I was with a state-sponsored online middle- and high-school, and way back in my college days I did face-to-face support for the laptops our University provided to every student and faculty.

Really, though, the important thing is and always will be the customer across from me or on the other end of the line. Solving a mysterious technical problem is only one part of world-class tech support. The other part, which is at least as important, is connecting with each customer wherever they’re at, be it confused, frustrated, or hysterical. I see my work in tech support as an extension of my mission: I help people come home by being present with them, self-regulating, listening, empathizing, and reassuring them that whatever they’re going through is solvable. And then I help solve it.

What about LSAT coaching?

I’ve always been good at taking tests. Tutoring the ACT and SAT is something I started doing on the side over fifteen years ago. After several years I wanted to start working with older student, with people who were more invested in their success than your typical college student. So I did some research into graduate entrance exams (of which there are four main ones: the GRE, GMAT, MCAT, and LSAT).

The LSAT was the one of them that required the least subject-matter knowledge, so I spent a few months self-prepping for it, then took it in 2017 and scored in the 97th percentile. That seemed good enough to start coaching (and the more I coach this test the more I fall in love with it—it’s brilliant).

Since then I’ve helped dozens of people improve their scores. You’ll find my customer reviews here. I never work from a curriculum, but always from real test questions. I do as little “telling” and “explaining” as possible, instead choosing to meet my students at their current understanding and guide them to each next step as it appears to them. This student-centered model proved much more effective than any curriculum I ever saw.

Thanks for being here. I’d be honored if you send me a note saying hello.