I auditioned for grad school programs for acting in 2016. I sat in a Broadway hotel room and performed various monologues for scouts from colleges around the globe.After exhausting my character resume, the head of the University of Houston asked me t...
(Plaza San Martin, Buenos Aires.)My biggest hurdle growing up was my obsession with what others thought about me. I had to be funny, entertaining, and seen as a cool dude.It didn’t matter if I actually was these things. So long as the chara...
(Palermo Hollywood, Buenos Aires.)A few nights into living in Argentina, I did a solo dinner at the pasta place near my apartment. Armed with practically zero Spanish, I mentally prepared myself for war.When I got there, I peeked at a menu on one of...
Hey there.In the email I sent today about my Q2 goals, I linked to a picture of the free info product I'm working on. The link didn't work because I'm incompetent. So here it is:I promise to never make another mistake in my life again.Okay bye!Dill
(Sitting on a couch at my coworking space as I write this blog.)This year I started experimenting with quarterly goals. The intention was to give myself that New Year motivation and novelty four times per year.Here were my Q1 goals.My immediate...
I take very cold showers three or four times a week. I dread it just about every time.There are well-known physical benefits:boosts immunityreduces inflammationcombats depression symptomsBut the reason I torture myself in this way is for the mental e...
I ask questions for a living. Coaching, podcasts, writing…What makes a low-quality question?In my mind, it’s one that can be answered with a single word or sentence.Do you like your job?What kind of food do you enjoy?What do you do for a living?These...
I’ve been living here for a little over a week now. Here are a few things I’ve done:started Spanish lessonsdone jiujitsustarted two meetups: one for working out/meditation, one for chessmade friends from Argentina, Sweden, and Chinagone on two datesp...
My main goal in these blogs is to be completely transparent. Day 1 of my living in Argentina absolutely terrified me.I spent hours with an American buddy who showed me the ropes and that was awesome. But once we parted ways, I felt like a child lost...
Too bad. I made it here safely and smoothly.(My trip to Vancouver Island was more action-packed.)I got into Buenos Aires this morning at 5:30. Zero hours of sleep on the plane. Anticipation and anxiety. Dropping my luggage and laying in the...