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Journal

Crazy Idea? How to Make Your Dreams Happen Anyway

I learned that when people offer feedback, you need to figure out how to hear the pearls of wisdom within what may just seem like criticism or fear. And this isn’t just for business.

The Surprising Benefit of Frustrating Cultural Differences

• Adventures

I quickly ran down the list of cultures I have the most experience with, contrasting stereotypes of what each is considered to be “good at”, versus “bad.” And what I found, is this.

The Best Gifts are Worth the Wait

• Gift Guides

I love giving (and getting) delayed gifts — sometimes the anticipation of getting something cool is even better than actually getting it!

The Big Awesome: How to Give Life-Changing Gifts

• Gift Guides

This isn't a traditional gift guide, and I'm not going to tell you exactly which bike or surfboard you should buy for someone. What I'm going to do is reveal my method to blow. someone's. mind. with the perfect, awesome gift.

Why I Built The Bluffworks Blazer

• Building Bluffworks

I was tired of hot, heavy, uninspired blazers that cost me an arm and a leg to dry clean. Blazers that I couldn't make look good without wrinkles, no matter what I did. I needed a blazer made for my life. So I made one.