What We Make Makes Us
1. What We Make Makes Us When I tell someone about our company, they often ask one of two reasonable questions: “What do you sell?” or “How do you decide what to
The Spark of Creativity
I have a confession to make: I strongly considered using Artificial intelligence to write this blog for me. I didn’t have a clear idea of what I wanted to write about and the pro
When Change Feels Right
When Change Feels Right I recently bought some large bookshelves for my small room. And even though I had to totally rearrange and remove furniture that I had had in there for year
You Matter
You Matter I’ve lived significant chunks of my life believing nothing mattered. I thought life lacked a predefined purpose and my life was insignificant. Those times now feel was
Foundational Habits
Foundational Habits I hate how much sleep I need. I mean, I love when I get a full night’s sleep. There is nothing like it, but these days I find myself needing between 9 and 10
The Clay in the Fridge – Overcoming 25 Years of Regret
The Clay in the Fridge – Overcoming 25 Years of Regret When I was young, my parents bought me a box of multi-colored polymer clay. Sort of an “everything you need” set yo
Why you shouldn’t do 7000 push-ups in a month.
Are you sick of getting injured or seeing your friends sidelined by injury? Four of my close friends are in physical therapy (PT) or doing at-home PT. I joined their ranks when I s
What is Spirituality?
We have a new product coming out (sorry for the shameless self promotion!) and it was a doozy to design. I thought you might like to read what we learned from making it: One day, d
90% Finished
90% Finished “Stand back, this last mile is the hardest part of the race for them!” I would have smiled if I wasn’t so tired. “Hardest part” seemed like the perfect encap
The Story of Upgraded Us
Upgraded Us started with a random email and a Youtube ad. The company has come a long way since its innocuous beginnings. I think our success comes from the power of sticking to th