by matthewcharlesdavis@gmail.com | Jul 8, 2020 | Thoughts You Can Use
In 2012, I went to Harry Connick’s house in New Orleans. I was there to ask the former District Attorney, and father of the jazz piano player, Harry Connick, Jr., about his office’s history of withholding crucial evidence from the defense, in the context of a story I...
by matthewcharlesdavis@gmail.com | Jul 1, 2020 | Thoughts You Can Use
The most common writing advice I give my clients is to write shorter. Ernest Hemingway took hours over a single sentence for a reason. It’s a lot easier to write a short piece from scratch than to edit a long piece down and it starts with being focused on your goal...
by matthewcharlesdavis@gmail.com | Jun 24, 2020 | Thoughts You Can Use
Superficial courage in leadership can occasionally lead to overreach, and in my experience the ability to manage risk is prized more highly as the stakes rise. Deep courage is far harder to come by, but has never been more necessary, particularly to combat systemic...
by matthewcharlesdavis@gmail.com | Jun 17, 2020 | Thoughts You Can Use
Can you articulate your values in no more than three words? Think of France’s national motto: Liberté, égalité, fraternité. (Not to mention “holiday”, for their extensive summer vacations 🇫🇷). Mine are “bravery, honesty, fun,” honed over many years of New Year’s...
by matthewcharlesdavis@gmail.com | Jun 10, 2020 | Thoughts You Can Use
What are you reading? Becoming a writer is like taking care of your body and mind. It’s a one-day-at-a-time thing. You can’t become a beacon of sobriety tomorrow if right now, you’re a bar-fly drunk. And it’s dangerous to try a one-legged-dancer pose in yoga without...
