by matthewcharlesdavis@gmail.com | Oct 18, 2021 | Thoughts You Can Use
I spent the weekend in upstate New York, meditating at an ashram. Eating vegan food. Doing yoga. You know. Getting my Henry David Thoreau on. My favorite example of someone trying to do this and failing was Jack Kerouac’s novelistic alter-ego in his book, Desolation...
by matthewcharlesdavis@gmail.com | Oct 11, 2021 | Thoughts You Can Use
I spent three days last week at Commnet’s virtual conference. That’s me in the picture unpacking their fancy swag box and showing off my strategically placed houseplants. Here are the three most valuable things I learned: 1. It’s good when people steal your ideas. The...
by matthewcharlesdavis@gmail.com | Oct 8, 2021 | Thoughts You Can Use
It’s #WorldMentalHealthDay this weekend, and this is what mental illness looks like. I know, right? Downright gorgeous…🥸 Let’s break the stigma. A lot of us have an idea in our heads of what someone living with mental illness looks like, and it’s not entirely...
by matthewcharlesdavis@gmail.com | Oct 5, 2021 | Thoughts You Can Use
I love reading newsletters, and I love creating them for my clients. We don’t ALL need a regular newsletter, but I do think most people and organizations would benefit greatly from having one. Taking a beat each week, or each two weeks, or each month or even...
by matthewcharlesdavis@gmail.com | Sep 28, 2021 | Thoughts You Can Use
I turned 42 on Saturday. It’s the number of streets in the block number for Times Square and the New York Public Library. Or the meaning of the universe, according to The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy. Still. I think it is important, without ruminating...