Why should anyone read these?

You probably shouldn’t. You are very busy. There is just way too much interesting and useful material to read. So I will assume no one but the occasional bot will read them. Then the obvious question is: why write them?

I think there are two answers, and they have opposing effects on my ego.

[1] I’ve had a diverse career in music, technology consulting, entrepreneurship, and executive leadership. That experience gives me an opportunity to give voice to my unique perspective. It has the happy side effect of reinforcing my internal dialog, which is basically, “wow, look at all the hard stuff you’ve done!” Ego++

[2] In presentations I have made over the years, I have often said that we learn more from failures than successes. I believe this to be true, but it is remarkably difficult to be open about failures, particularly in a professional context. Ego--

I’m old enough now to have a chance to balance that dynamic a bit. I have accomplished some difficult things and learned things along the way that are worth sharing. And I have made numerous mistakes along the way. Some of them are worth sharing, too. We’ll see what, if anything, resonates…