Christy

I’ve spent June walking trails, working in the garden, getting my hands in the dirt, and getting my prescribed morning sunlight. In a couple of weeks, I will return to corporate work. It’s remote, which means I’ll be glued to a screen again. Before that, I wanted to remember what it feels like to live in my body instead of my inbox. That’s how I started my entrepreneurial journey, if I’m honest. I jumped in and went nonstop - writing, creating, podcasting, building, all of it on the computer....

I sat down to record this week’s Rock the Damn Boat episode with absolutely nothing prepared. No outline, no topic, no grand plan. And for a split second, I panicked. Then I thought — this is actually perfect. Because what happened next was exactly what I want to talk about: intuition showed up right on time. The Noise Problem We are living in an era of relentless content. Courses for $7. Masterclasses for $27. Coaches promising you’ll make $2,000 an hour if you just follow their exact...

Showy Knockout roses flanked the entrance to our prospective home when we arrived for a tour in August 2024. Near the end of their growing season, the dappled pink flowers insisted on dazzling potential buyers despite the oppressive summer heat. The Neil Sperry devotee who resided in the house before us considered these bushes a good idea. They couldn’t fool me. My plant skills may be middle-of-the-road, but I knew enough to see them for what they really were: high maintenance. Roses are...